Incorporating Family Function into Chronic Pain Disability: The Role of Catastrophizing

Joint Authors

Akbari, Fatemeh
Dehghani, Mohsen
Khatibi, Ali
Vervoort, Tine

Source

Pain Research and Management

Issue

Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-9, 9 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2016-03-29

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

9

Main Subjects

Diseases

Abstract EN

Background.

Observers’ responses to pain are recently investigated to more comprehensively explain chronic pain (CP) and disability.

However, the role of family context, defined as interference in roles, communication, and problem-solving, and how (i.e., through which mechanisms) these variables contribute to CP related disability have yet to be examined.

Objectives.

The aim of the present study is to examine family context in relationship to pain catastrophizing, fear of movement, and depression and its role in understanding CP disability.

Three different models were examined.

Methods.

A total sample of 142 patients with musculoskeletal chronic pain was recruited to examine the role of fear of movement, pain intensity, pain catastrophizing, and depression in relationship to family functioning as predictors of disability.

Results.

Findings indicated that two models showed acceptable fit, but one of them revealed superior fit indices.

Results of the model with superior fit indices indicated that family dysfunction may contribute to catastrophic thinking, which, in turn, contributes to patients’ disability through increasing fear of movement and depression.

Discussion.

The current study provides further support for the notion that the impact of emotional and cognitive variables upon CP-related disability can be better understood when we consider the social context of pain patients and family function in particular.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Akbari, Fatemeh& Dehghani, Mohsen& Khatibi, Ali& Vervoort, Tine. 2016. Incorporating Family Function into Chronic Pain Disability: The Role of Catastrophizing. Pain Research and Management،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-9.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)

Akbari, Fatemeh…[et al.]. Incorporating Family Function into Chronic Pain Disability: The Role of Catastrophizing. Pain Research and Management No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1115481

American Medical Association (AMA)

Akbari, Fatemeh& Dehghani, Mohsen& Khatibi, Ali& Vervoort, Tine. Incorporating Family Function into Chronic Pain Disability: The Role of Catastrophizing. Pain Research and Management. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1115481

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1115481