S R Rapp1, W J Rejeski, M E Miller. 1. Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine and Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, 1 Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association between pain coping skills and disability among older adults with knee pain. METHODS: Baseline measures from 394 older adults with knee pain and disability who participated in a 30-month observational study were analyzed. Pain coping skills were correlated with self-reported disability and walking distance after controlling for covariates of disability. RESULTS: Pain coping skills were significantly associated with disability (P < 0.05) and distance walked (P < 0.05). Less catastrophic thinking and prayer, greater ignoring and reinterpretation of pain sensations, and stronger perceptions of pain control were associated with less disability and better physical function. CONCLUSION: Pain coping skills used by older adults with osteoarthritis and knee pain may play a significant role in determining disability.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association between pain coping skills and disability among older adults with knee pain. METHODS: Baseline measures from 394 older adults with knee pain and disability who participated in a 30-month observational study were analyzed. Pain coping skills were correlated with self-reported disability and walking distance after controlling for covariates of disability. RESULTS:Pain coping skills were significantly associated with disability (P < 0.05) and distance walked (P < 0.05). Less catastrophic thinking and prayer, greater ignoring and reinterpretation of pain sensations, and stronger perceptions of pain control were associated with less disability and better physical function. CONCLUSION:Pain coping skills used by older adults with osteoarthritis and knee pain may play a significant role in determining disability.
Authors: Wendy Koolhaas; Jac J L van der Klink; Michiel R de Boer; Johan W Groothoff; Sandra Brouwer Journal: Int Arch Occup Environ Health Date: 2013-05-16 Impact factor: 3.015