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Juliana S Ee¹, Godwin Y Dogbey², John K Fitzpatrick¹

¹Department of Family Medicine, Womack Army Medical Center, Fort Liberty, NC 28310, USA.

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Chronic pain in soldiers is significantly influenced by how much pain interferes with daily life and feelings of helplessness. Addressing these factors can improve pain management strategies for military personnel and veterans.

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Area of Science:

Pain Management
Military Health
Psychological Factors in Chronic Pain

Background:

Chronic pain affects a large number of U.S. military personnel and veterans.
Understanding factors influencing pain perception is crucial for enhancing evidence-based pain treatments.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate factors influencing soldiers' self-reported chronic pain intensity.
To identify key predictors of pain perception in a military population.

Main Methods:

Retrospective review of intake questionnaires from 203 soldiers at an Interdisciplinary Pain Management Center.
Utilized Defense and Veterans Pain Rating Scale, PHQ-9, GAD-7, Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS), and a pain interference scale.
Data analyzed using descriptive statistics and linear regression.

Main Results:

Pain interference and PCS helplessness were significant predictors of average pain rating (R2 = 24%, P < .001).
The mean duration of pain was 34.73 ± 38.66 months.

Conclusions:

Pain interference and helplessness significantly explain variance in soldiers' self-rated chronic pain.
Future interventions should focus on enhancing self-efficacy for pain coping and addressing helplessness.