ArticlePain medicine (Malden, Mass.)2023
Intensity of Chronic Low Back Pain and Activity Interference: A Daily Diary Study of the Moderating Role of Cognitive Pain Coping Strategies.
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- A Longitudinal Study of Coping Strategies and Differences by Sex in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Organization of coping strategies and their proximal associations with pain intensity in spinal pain patients.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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- The coping strategies employed by individuals with chronic low back pain: secondary qualitative analysis of data from diverse adult populations in two sub-Saharan African countries.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2024Article
- Pain Assessment in Oral Medicine through Its Different Dimensions: A Comprehensive Review.Dentistry journal · 2023Review
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Abstract
objectiveChronic low back pain (CLBP) has a significant negative impact on daily functioning, particularly for those with challenges coping adaptively with ongoing pain. However, the dynamics of pain coping in daily life remain understudied. Therefore, we examined the extent to which pain intensity interferes with daily activities, and assessed whether pain coping strategies (as assessed using daily diaries) moderated this link.
methodWe analyzed diary data from a sample of 84 participants with CLBP who completed daily diaries for up to 30 days rating pain intensity, pain interference with daily activities, and their use of pain coping strategies, including pain rumination (i.e., repetitive thinking about the pain and its causes), reappraisal (i.e., evaluating one's pain less negatively or more positively), and distraction (i.e., diverting attention from the pain). We hypothesized that these coping strategies would moderate the associations between pain and pain interference with daily activities, although in different directions.
resultsResults suggest that pain rumination strengthens the association between pain intensity and pain interference both on the person and day level, while pain reappraisal and distraction weaken this association, at the day and person levels, respectively.
conclusionOur findings suggest that those who are more preoccupied with their pain and those who are less likely to reappraise their pain have more pain interference with daily activities. These findings build on prior work on pain coping by using daily diaries and highlight two pain coping strategies that have particular relevance for reducing the impact of CLBP in daily life.
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