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Hope in the context of chronic musculoskeletal pain: relationships of hope to pain and psychological distress.
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- Randomized controlled trial investigating the effectiveness of a multimodal mobile application for the treatment of chronic pain.Canadian journal of pain = Revue canadienne de la douleur · 2024Article
- Psychometric Properties of the Arabic Version of the Pain Resilience Scale among Lebanese Adults with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain.Pain research & management · 2024Article
- Patient experiences of remote care in a pain service during a pandemic.British journal of pain · 2023Article
- A shared love: reciprocity and hopefulness in romantic relationships of young adults with chronic pain.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- The influence of cultural and religious factors on cross-national variations in the prevalence of chronic back and neck pain: an analysis of data from the global burden of disease 2019 study.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
introductionThe cognitive model of hope suggests that people with high levels of hope are able to think about the ways to goals (pathways) and motivated to pursue those pathways to reach their goals (agency). We hypothesized that higher levels of hope would be related to lower levels of pain and less psychological distress (ie, anxiety and depression) and better adjustment.
objectivesThis study aims to examine the relationship, if any, between cognition of hope and chronic musculoskeletal pain.
methodsOne hundred and six patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain were recruited by convenient sampling from 2 public hospitals in Hong Kong. We assessed the hope level, psychological distress, and health outcomes by psychometric inventories.
resultsZero-order correlation results showed that hope was inversely associated with psychological distress (ie, anxiety and depression) and positively related to subjective self-efficacy. There was no significant relationship with severity of pain. Patients presented with longer duration of chronic musculoskeletal pain have higher hope level while pain developed after injury on duty have lower hope level.
conclusionThe findings of this cross-sectional study highlight the potential importance of hope in understanding adjustment to chronic musculoskeletal pain. Future longitudinal research could help reveal how hope and adjustment interact over the treatment of chronic pain cases.
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