scholarly journals Disrupted Sleep Patterns and Daily Functioning in Patients with Chronic Pain

2002 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 75-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lance M McCracken ◽  
Grant L Iverson
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Sleep Disturbance ◽  
Physical Symptoms ◽  
Pain Clinic ◽  
Daily Functioning ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Pain Experience ◽  
Pain Disability ◽  
Disturbed Sleep

OBJECTIVE:To investigate the role of disturbed sleep in the daily functioning of persons with chronic pain.SUBJECTS AND METHODS:Participants comprised 287 patients seeking treatment for chronic pain at a university pain clinic. All patients completed the measures employed in the present study as part of a comprehensive initial evaluation.RESULTS:Descriptive analyses showed that 88.9% of patients reported as least one problem with disturbed sleep. Correlation analyses showed that greater sleep disturbance was associated with greater pain, disability, depression and physical symptoms, and less daily uptime. Hierarchical regression analyses showed that sleep disturbance predicted disability, daily uptime and physical symptoms independent of pain or depression.CONCLUSIONS:Sleep disruption is usually considered to be a consequence of the pain experience. However, the results of the present study reinforce the view that sleep disturbance may have a bidirectional relation with other features of chronic pain. Future studies should confirm that repairing disrupted sleep leads to an improvement in patients' daily activity and a reduction in their suffering.

The Use of Music in the Chronic Pain Experience: An Investigation into the Use of Music and Music therapy by Patients and Staff at a Hospital Outpatient Pain Clinic

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 6
Author(s):  
Katie Fitzpatrick ◽  
Hilary Moss ◽  
Dominic Colman Harmon
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Music Therapy ◽  
Patient Survey ◽  
Pain Clinic ◽  
Pharmacological Intervention ◽  
Music Listening ◽  
Pain Experience ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Patient Pain

This study uses mixed methodology research to examine the use of music in the chronic pain experience. One hundred and seven adult patients attending an outpatient pain clinic at a general hospital completed a patient survey. 91% rated music as somewhat important to them, 69% benefit from music listening and 43% changed their use of music due to chronic pain. 56% of respondents had an interest in availing of music therapy as part of their treatment. Three themes found in the qualitative results (music for relaxation, positive response to music and music for coping) corresponded with the highly rated reasons for listening to music in the quantitative survey (enjoyment, relaxation and tension relief). Music listening was more common than active participation in music.Seven staff members completed surveys on their use of music and thoughts on music therapy in this setting. Staff rated music as very beneficial for people with chronic pain and 100% saw a role for music therapy in the treatment of patients with chronic pain. This study is one of few to map how people with chronic pain use music to self-care and to explore the role of music therapy in a hospital out-patient pain department. It offers potential for music therapy to be offered as a non-pharmacological intervention to assist people in developing music-based resources and strategies for managing chronic pain. Further investigation is recommended.

Sleep disturbance in individuals with physical disabilities and chronic pain: The role of physical, emotional and cognitive factors

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 588-593 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rocío de la Vega ◽  
Jordi Miró ◽  
Rosa Esteve ◽  
Carmen Ramírez-Maestre ◽  
Alicia E. López-Martínez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Sleep Disturbance ◽  
Physical Disabilities ◽  
Cognitive Factors

scholarly journals Lack of Evidence for Age Differences in Pain Beliefs

1997 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucy Gagliese ◽  
Ronald Melzack
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Age Differences ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Pain Experience ◽  
Pain Beliefs ◽  
Self Assessments ◽  
Normal Ageing ◽  
The Relationship

OBJECTIVE: To assess, in two studies, whether there are any age differences in beliefs about the role of psychological, organic and ageing factors in the experience of chronic pain.SUBJECTS: Healthy adults free from chronic pain ranging in age from 18 to 86 years (first study); adults with chronic pain due to arthritis, fibromyalgia or other rheumatological disorders ranging in age from 27 to 79 years (second study).MATERIALS: In both studies, subjects completed the Pain Beliefs Questionnaire which was modified to measure beliefs about the relationship between pain and ageing. In addition, subjects completed various self-assessments of health, pain intensity and depression. Those with chronic pain also completed the Arthritis Self-Efficacy Scale.RESULTS: There was no evidence of any age differences in beliefs about pain in either the pain-free or chronic pain samples. There was some evidence that elderly patients may report less pain, but there were no age differences found on measures of depression or self-efficacy.CONCLUSIONS: The elderly were no more likely than younger persons to associate pain with the normal ageing process than with organic factors such as tissue damage, nor were they more likely to deny the importance of psychological factors to the pain experience.

Gender-dependent difference in the relationship between pain aspects and pain catastrophizing

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
ChongNak Son ◽  
Daegu Son ◽  
Jeongwi An ◽  
Sungkun Cho
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Pain Catastrophizing ◽  
Republic Of Korea ◽  
Pain Clinic ◽  
Affective Pain ◽  
High Level ◽  
Gender Dependence ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
The Relationship

We examined the gender dependence of the relationships between sensory and affective pain and pain catastrophizing. Study participants were 170 people who were receiving treatment for chronic pain at a university pain clinic in Daegu, Republic of Korea. For men, higher levels of sensory pain were associated with greater pain catastrophizing at low and average levels of affective pain, but not at a high level of affective pain. For women, higher levels of affective pain were associated with greater pain catastrophizing, regardless of the degree of sensory pain. These results suggest that sensory pain, affective pain, and their combination may have gender-dependent effects on pain catastrophizing in people who are experiencing chronic pain. Most importantly, affective pain appears to play a major role in pain catastrophizing, regardless of gender and, for men, the role of sensory pain in pain catastrophizing requires consideration.

scholarly journals Corrigendum to “Incorporating Family Function into Chronic Pain Disability: The Role of Catastrophizing”

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-1
Author(s):  
Fatemeh Akbari ◽  
Mohsen Dehghani ◽  
Ali Khatibi ◽  
Tine Vervoort
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Family Function ◽  
Pain Disability

Participants with chronic pain do not perceive diet as a contributing factor to their pain: a survey-based study

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 195-204
Author(s):  
Rowena J Field ◽  
Fereshteh Pourkazemi ◽  
Kieron B Rooney
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Pain Perception ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Anthropometric Measures ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Pain Experience ◽  
Habitual Diet

Aim: To explore the reported diet of Australians with chronic pain and their perceived role of food within their pain experience. Methods: A cross-sectional study of 50 participants reporting chronic pain was undertaken using pain and nutritional questionnaires as well as anthropometric measures. Results: Participants rated their diet between ‘good’ and ‘excellent' (76%) and one that promoted well-being (62%), however 74% were overweight or obese (average BMI 30) with multiple co-morbidities. There was no correlation between measures of dietary adherence and knowledge with reported pain. Conclusion: Participants generally reported their diets to be good, however, this was not reflected in their habitual diet. There was a low perceived role of food altering pain perception.

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