ArticlePain medicine (Malden, Mass.)2016
Pain Catastrophizing Predicts Menstrual Pain Ratings in Adolescent Girls with Chronic Pain.
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- Prevalence and Impact of Dysmenorrhea Among University Students in Ireland.Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) · 2021Observational
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- Prevalence, Wellbeing, and Symptoms of Dysmenorrhea among University Nursing Students in Greece.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019Article
- Parental Bonding in Adolescents With and Without Chronic Pain.Journal of pediatric psychology · 2018Article
- Pain, Pain Catastrophizing, and Individual Differences in Executive Function in Adolescence.Children's health care : journal of the Association for the Care of Children's Health · 2018Article
- Influencing factors of dysmenorrhoea among hospital nurses: a questionnaire survey in Taiwan.BMJ open · 2017Article
- Chronic Pelvic Pain: Assessment, Evaluation, and Objectivation.Pain research and treatment · 2017Review
- Experimental and procedural pain responses in primary dysmenorrhea: a systematic review.Journal of pain research · 2017Review
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Abstract
objectivesThe current study aimed to explore relationships among self-reported menstrual pain ratings, acute laboratory pain, pain catastrophizing, and anxiety sensitivity in a sample of girls without pain (No Pain group) and girls with a chronic pain condition (Chronic Pain group).
settingA laboratory at an off-campus Medical School office building. SUBJECTS: Eighty-four postmenarchal girls (43 No Pain, 41 Chronic Pain) ages 10-17 participated in the study.
methodsAll participants completed self-report questionnaires assessing menstrual pain, pain catastrophizing, and anxiety sensitivity and completed a cold pressor task. Pain intensity during the task was rated on a 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst pain possible) numeric rating scale.
resultsAfter controlling for age, average menstrual pain ratings (without medication) were significantly correlated with cold pressor pain intensity for the No Pain group only. In the Chronic Pain group, menstrual pain ratings were significantly correlated with pain catastrophizing and anxiety sensitivity. In a multiple linear regression analysis, after controlling for age, only pain catastrophizing emerged as a significant predictor of menstrual pain ratings in the Chronic Pain group.
conclusionResults demonstrate differences in relationships among menstrual pain, acute laboratory pain, and psychological variables in girls with no pain compared with girls with chronic pain. In addition, pain catastrophizing may be a particularly salient factor associated with menstrual pain in girls with chronic pain that warrants further investigation.
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