Adaptive coping strategies in patients with chronic pain conditions and their interpretation of disease

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dc.contributor.authorBüssing, Arndt
dc.contributor.authorOstermann, Thomas
dc.contributor.authorNeugebauer, Edmund AM
dc.contributor.authorHeusser, Peter
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-23T18:55:31Z
dc.date.available2024-05-23T18:55:31Z
dc.date.digitized2023-04-24 02:41:16
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstract<h5 style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Background</h5><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">We examined which adaptive coping strategies, referring to the concept of 'locus of disease control', were of relevance for patients with chronic pain conditions, and how they were interconnected with patients' life satisfaction and interpretation of disease.</p><h5 style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Methods</h5><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">In a multicenter cross-sectional anonymous survey with the AKU questionnaire, we enrolled 579 patients (mean age 54 ± 14 years) with various chronic pain conditions.</p><h5 style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Results</h5><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Disease as an adverse interruption of life was the prevalent interpretation of chronic pain conditions. As a consequence, patients relied on external powerful sources to control their disease (i.e., <em>Trust in Medical Help</em>; <em>Search for Information and Alternative Help</em>), but also on internal powers and virtues (i.e., <em>Conscious Way of Living</em>; <em>Positive Attitudes</em>). In contrast, <em>Trust in Divine Help</em> as an external transcendent source and <em>Reappraisal: Illness as Chance</em> as an internal (cognitive) strategy were valued moderately. Regression analyses indicated that <em>Positive Attitudes</em> and higher age were significant predictors of patients' life satisfaction, but none of the other adaptive coping strategies. While the adaptive coping strategies were not associated with negative interpretations of disease, the cognitive reappraisal attitude was of significant relevance for positive interpretations such as value and challenge.</p><h3 style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Conclusions</h3><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">The experience of illness may enhance intensity and depth of life, and thus one may explain the association between internal adaptive coping strategies (particularly <em>Reappraisal</em>) and positive interpretations of disease. To restore a sense of self-control over pain (and thus congruence with the situation), and the conviction that one is not necessarily disabled by disease, is a major task in patient care. In the context of health services research, apart from effective pain management, a comprehensive approach is needed which enhances the psycho-spiritual well-being of patients.</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>Citation</strong>: Büssing, A., Ostermann, T., Neugebauer, E. A., &amp; Heusser, P. (2010). Adaptive coping strategies in patients with chronic pain conditions and their interpretation of disease. <em>BMC Public Health</em>, <em>10</em>(1), 507. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-10-507">https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-10-507</a></p>
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dc.identifier.citationBüssing, A., Ostermann, T., Neugebauer, E. A., & Heusser, P. (2010). Adaptive coping strategies in patients with chronic pain conditions and their interpretation of disease. BMC Public Health, 10(1), 507. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-10-507
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-10-507
dc.identifier.externalUrl/library/2023/4/19/adaptive-coping-strategies-in-patients
dc.identifier.issn1471-2458
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14430/485
dc.subject.otherPain management
dc.subject.otherPatient satisfaction
dc.subject.otherChronic illness
dc.titleAdaptive coping strategies in patients with chronic pain conditions and their interpretation of disease
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.titleBMC Public Health
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