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Pain measurement and pain behavior.

Wilbert E Fordyce1, David Lansky, Donald A Calsyn

  • 1Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, RP-10, University of Washington, School of Medicine, Seattle, Wash. 98195 U.S.A.

Pain
|January 1, 1984
PubMed
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Chronic pain patients

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Area of Science:

  • Pain Management
  • Behavioral Medicine
  • Health Services Research

Background:

  • Chronic pain significantly impacts daily life and functional capacity.
  • Assessing chronic pain severity and its effects is crucial for effective treatment.
  • Understanding the link between subjective pain reports and objective behaviors is an ongoing challenge.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the correlation between self-reported pain severity and functional impairment in chronic pain patients.
  • To examine the relationship between subjective pain ratings and objective behavioral measures, including healthcare utilization and activity patterns.
  • To determine if patient-reported pain accurately reflects their actual behaviors and daily functioning.

Main Methods:

  • A sample of 150 chronic pain patients completed pain severity and functional impairment ratings.
  • Patients recorded pain severity daily on a 0-10 scale using diary forms.
  • Data on medication consumption, healthcare utilization, and daily activities were collected via diaries and evaluations.

Main Results:

  • Patient-reported pain severity and functional impairment showed a positive correlation.
  • Subjective pain and impairment ratings demonstrated weak associations with medication use.
  • Few relationships were found between self-reported pain and objective measures like healthcare visits or recorded activity levels.

Conclusions:

  • In chronic pain management, a discrepancy may exist between patients' subjective pain experiences and their actual behaviors.
  • Self-reported pain severity and functional impairment do not consistently predict healthcare utilization or activity levels.
  • Comprehensive chronic pain evaluations should incorporate objective behavioral assessments alongside subjective patient reports.

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