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Chronic pain and disease conviction

R H Dworkin1, E M Cooper, R N Siegfried

  • 1Department of Anesthesiology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA.

The Clinical Journal of Pain
|June 1, 1996
PubMed
Summary

The disease conviction scale

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Pain Medicine

Background:

  • The Illness Behavior Questionnaire (IBQ) disease conviction scale offers insights into chronic pain.
  • Previous studies indicate its importance in understanding patient experiences.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between disease conviction and pain intensity/interference in chronic pain patients.
  • To further characterize the disease conviction scale and its correlates.

Main Methods:

  • 127 chronic pain patients completed the disease conviction scale, hypochondriasis, psychological distress, pain intensity, and pain interference measures.
  • Statistical analyses examined associations between these variables.

Main Results:

  • Pain intensity and interference showed stronger associations with disease conviction than with psychological distress or hypochondriasis.
  • Specific items on the disease conviction scale reflecting pain consequences were linked to pain intensity and interference, unlike items solely on disease conviction.

Conclusions:

  • The scale's items concerning pain and illness consequences, not just disease conviction itself, appear to drive its association with chronic pain experiences.
  • This suggests a nuanced interpretation of the disease conviction scale in chronic pain assessment.

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