Pain coping strategies in a Dutch population of chronic low back pain patients
- 1 April 1989
- journal article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Pain
- Vol. 37 (1), 77-83
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0304-3959(89)90155-3
Abstract
The use of strategies for coping with chronic pain was assessed by means of the Coping Strategy Questionnaire (CSQ) in a Dutch sample of 108 chronic low back pain (LBP) patients referred for behavioral treatment. The 3 factors of the CSQ were related to measurements of behavioral and emotional adjustment to LBP above and beyond the effects of demographic and medical status variables. Especially patients high on the factor Helplessness reported higher levels of pain, functional impairment, anxiety, depression and psychoneuroticism, while patients high on the factor Perceived Control reported lower levels of pain, functional impairment and also manifested a higher level of uptime. The causal role of coping strategies in adjustment to pain, the selectivity of focusing on LBP patients selected through referral and implications for pain management are discussed.Keywords
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