scholarly journals Meaningful coping with chronic pain: Exploring the interplay between goal violation, meaningful coping strategies and life satisfaction in chronic pain patients

2016 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessie Dezutter ◽  
Laura Dewitte ◽  
Evalyne Thauvoye ◽  
Siebrecht Vanhooren
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Chronic Pain Patients ◽  
Pain Patients

Coping strategies of chronic pain patients: Relationship to patient characteristics and functioning

Pain ◽  
1987 ◽  
Vol 30 ◽  
pp. S416 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. M. Romano ◽  
J. A. Turner ◽  
K. L. Svriala ◽  
R. L. Levy
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Patient Characteristics ◽  
Chronic Pain Patients ◽  
Pain Patients

The Role of Optimism and Pessimism in Chronic Pain Patients Adjustment

2012 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 286-294 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carmen Ramírez-Maestre ◽  
Rosa Esteve ◽  
Alicia E. López
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Hypothetical Model ◽  
Passive Coping ◽  
Pain Anxiety ◽  
Chronic Pain Patients ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
Levels Of Functioning ◽  
Anxiety Depression ◽  
Pain Patients

This study analyses the relationships between patients' dispositional optimism and pessimism and the coping strategies they use. In addition, the coping strategies repercussions on adjustment to chronic pain were studied. Ninety-eight patients with heterogeneous chronic pain participated. The assessment tools were as follows: Life Orientation Test (LOT), the Vanderbilt Pain Management Inventory (VPMI), the McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), and the Impairment and Functioning Inventory for Chronic Pain Patients (IFI). The hypothetical model establishes positive relationships between optimism and the use of active coping strategies, whereas pessimism is related to the use of passive coping. Active coping is associated with low levels of pain, anxiety, depression and impairment and high levels of functioning. However, passive coping is related to high levels of pain, anxiety, depression and impairment and low levels of functioning. The hypothetical model was empirically tested using the LISREL 8.20 software package and the unweighted least squares method. The results support the hypotheses formulated regarding the relations among optimism, pessimism, coping and adjust of chronic pain patients. By analysing optimism among chronic pain patients, clinicians could make better predictions regarding coping and adjustment.

Active and passive coping strategies in chronic pain patients

Pain ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 64 (3) ◽  
pp. 455-462 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lynn A. Snow-Turek ◽  
Margaret P. Norris ◽  
Gabriel Tan
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Passive Coping ◽  
Chronic Pain Patients ◽  
Pain Patients
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