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Evaluating the Relationship Between Depression and Pain Anxiety with Pain Catastrophizing in Patients with COVID-19

Mahshid Ghasemi1, Faranak Behnaz2, Nima Hassanzad3

  • 1Anesthesiology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
|April 18, 2022
PubMed

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Pain catastrophizing dimensions like rumination, magnification, and helplessness significantly predict pain anxiety and depression in COVID-19 patients. These psychological factors are crucial for understanding patient well-being during the pandemic.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Medical Research
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Investigated the psychological impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on patients.
  • Focused on the interplay between depression, pain anxiety, and pain catastrophizing.
  • Addressed a critical need to understand mental health comorbidities in COVID-19 survivors.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the relationship between depression and pain anxiety with pain catastrophizing.
  • To identify specific dimensions of pain catastrophizing that influence psychological distress.
  • To provide insights for targeted psychological interventions in COVID-19 patients.

Main Methods:

  • Descriptive, correlational study design.
  • Inclusion of 180 COVID-19 patients from Iranian hospitals.
  • Utilized validated questionnaires: Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS), Pain Anxiety Symptoms Scale (PASS), and Beck's Depression Inventory (BDI).
  • Statistical analysis included Pearson correlation and multivariate regression.

Main Results:

  • Significant positive relationships were found between pain catastrophizing dimensions (rumination, magnification, helplessness) and total pain catastrophizing scores.
  • Moderate to severe dimensions of pain catastrophizing were associated with increased pain anxiety and depression.
  • Pain catastrophizing dimensions significantly predicted both pain anxiety and depression.

Conclusions:

  • Rumination, magnification, and helplessness dimensions of pain catastrophizing are significant predictors of pain anxiety (explaining 15.1% of variance).
  • These dimensions also significantly predict depression in COVID-19 patients (explaining 13.6% of variance).
  • Highlights the importance of addressing pain catastrophizing in managing psychological distress among COVID-19 patients.
Abstract

Keywords:
COVID-19CatastrophizingDepressionPain Anxiety

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