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Pain-Related Attitudes and Functioning in Elderly Primary Care Patients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 January 2015

Jordi Miró ,
Rosa Queral  and
Maria del Carme Nolla
Jordi Miró*
Affiliation:
Universitat Rovira i Virgili (Spain)
Rosa Queral
Affiliation:
Universitat Rovira i Virgili (Spain)
Maria del Carme Nolla
Affiliation:
Xarxa Social i Sanitària de Santa Tecla (Spain)
*
*Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Jordi Miró. Departament de Psicologia. Universitat Rovira i Virgili. 43007. Tarragona (Spain).E-mail: jordi.miro@urv.cat
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Abstract

This study examined the associations between specific pain-related beliefs and both mental health and pain interference in elderly patients with chronic pain. A total of 139 patients completed validated questionnaires assessing pain domains (i.e., intensity, duration and location), psychological functioning, pain interference and demographic variables. Pain-related beliefs were related with poorer mental health (Disability = –.27; Harm = –.23; Solicitude = –.24; Control = .18; Emotion = –.29) and greater interference in daily activities (Disability =.41; Harm =.13; Solicitude =.29; Control = –.31). Our findings are consistent with a biopsychosocial model of chronic pain which goes beyond physical variables in an attempt to understand and promote patients’ adjustment to chronic pain problems.

Keywords

chronic painelderlypain attitudesmental health

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The Spanish Journal of Psychology , Volume 17 , 2014 , E104
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Copyright © Universidad Complutense de Madrid and Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos de Madrid 2014 

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