scholarly journals PainAction.com: an interactive self-management website for chronic pain patients

2009 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. S5 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Chiauzzi ◽  
S.Wing Venuti ◽  
K. Zacharoff
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Chronic Pain Patients ◽  
Pain Patients

scholarly journals Development and Validation of the French-Canadian Chronic Pain Self-Efficacy Scale

2015 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 75-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anaïs Lacasse ◽  
Patricia Bourgault ◽  
Yannick Tousignant-Laflamme ◽  
Roxanne Courtemanche-Harel ◽  
Manon Choinière
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Chronic Disease ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Self Management ◽  
French Canadian ◽  
Management Interventions ◽  
Chronic Pain Patients ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Pain Patients

BACKGROUND: Perceived self-efficacy is a non-negligible outcome when measuring the impact of self-management interventions for chronic pain patients. However, no validated, chronic pain-specific self-efficacy scales exist for studies conducted with French-speaking populations.OBJECTIVES: To establish the validity of the use of the French-Canadian Chronic Pain Self-efficacy Scale (FC-CPSES) among chronic pain patients.METHODS: The Chronic Disease Self-Efficacy Scale is a validated 33-item self-administered questionnaire that measures perceived self-efficacy to perform self-management behaviours, manage chronic disease in general and achieve outcomes (a six-item version is also available). This scale was adapted to the context of chronic pain patients following cross-cultural adaptation guidelines. The FC-CPSES was administered to 109 fibromyalgia and 34 chronic low back pain patients (n=143) who participated in an evidence-based self-management intervention (the PASSAGE program) offered in 10 health care centres across the province of Quebec. Cronbach’s alpha coefficients (α) were calculated to determine the internal consistency of the 33- and six-item versions of the FC-CPSES. With regard to convergent construct validity, the association between the FC-CPSES baseline scores and related clinical outcomes was examined. With regard to the scale’s sensitivity to change, pre- and postintervention FC-CPSES scores were compared.RESULTS: Internal consistency was high for both versions of the FC-CPSES (α=0.86 to α=0.96). Higher self-efficacy was significantly associated with higher mental health-related quality of life and lower pain intensity and catastrophizing (P<0.05), supporting convergent validity of the scale. There was a statistically significant increase in FC-CPSES scores between pre- and postintervention measures for both versions of the FC-CPSES (P<0.003), which supports their sensitivity to clinical change during an intervention.CONCLUSIONS: These data suggest that both versions of the FC-CPSES are reliable and valid for the measurement of pain management self-efficacy among chronic pain patients.

(382) Yoga Based Self-Management Program for Chronic Pain Patients: A Pilot Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. S69-S70
Author(s):  
N. Sharma ◽  
C. Perrin ◽  
R. Vaidya ◽  
K. Chhabhadiya
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Management Program ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Chronic Pain Patients ◽  
Pain Patients

Pain Influences Several Levels of Attention

2005 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 235-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Astrid von Bueren Jarchow ◽  
Bogdan P. Radanov ◽  
Lutz Jäncke
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Divided Attention ◽  
Covert Attention ◽  
Attention Task ◽  
Attentional Deficits ◽  
Control Subjects ◽  
Chronic Pain Patients ◽  
Divided Attention Task ◽  
Pain Stimuli ◽  
Pain Patients

Abstract: The aim of the present study was to examine to what extent chronic pain has an impact on various attentional processes. To measure these attention processes a set of experimental standard tests of the “Testbatterie zur Aufmerksamkeitsprüfung” (TAP), a neuropsychological battery testing different levels of attention, were used: alertness, divided attention, covert attention, vigilance, visual search, and Go-NoGo tasks. 24 chronic outpatients and 24 well-matched healthy control subjects were tested. The control subjects were matched for age, gender, and education. The group of chronic pain patients exhibited marked deficiencies in all attentional functions except for the divided attention task. Thus, the data supports the notion that chronic pain negatively influences attention because pain patients` attention is strongly captivated by the internal pain stimuli. Only the more demanding divided attention task has the capability to distract the focus of attention to the pain stimuli. Therefore, the pain patients are capable of performing within normal limits. Based on these findings chronic pain patients' attentional deficits should be appropriately evaluated and considered for insurance and work related matters. The effect of a successful distraction away from the pain in the divided attention task can also open new therapeutic aspects.

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