What Predicts Pain Coping Style? Three studies of pain coping

• Author / Creator

  Vakilian,Fatemeh

• Introduction: “Pain coping” refers to cognitive and behavioral pain
  management methods. Little is known about the determinants of coping style.
  Objective: To investigate factors predicting coping in whiplash-associated
  disorders (WAD) and onset of severe neck/low back pain.
  Methods: In secondary analyses of three cohort studies (two of WAD and
  one of a general population sample), baseline factors were assessed for their
  predictive role in subsequent pain coping. Pain coping was assessed using the
  Pain Management Inventory (PMI). Baseline information included a wide range
  of demographic, socioeconomic and health factors.
  Results: Better mental health, but not physical health, predicted high
  active coping and low passive coping in all three studies. In WAD, higher neck
  pain and headache and poor recovery expectations also predicted high passive
  coping. Pain intensity was unrelated to active coping.
  Conclusions: Identifying modifiable predictors of coping can aid in
  developing effective intervention strategies to improve coping abilities.

• Subjects / Keywords

  • Whiplash injury
  • Pain coping
  • Neck pain

• Graduation date

  Spring 2014

• Type of Item

  Thesis

• Degree

  Master of Science

• DOI

  https://doi.org/10.7939/R3697047N

• License

  This thesis is made available by the University of Alberta Libraries with permission of the copyright owner solely for non-commercial purposes. This thesis, or any portion thereof, may not otherwise be copied or reproduced without the written consent of the copyright owner, except to the extent permitted by Canadian copyright law.