Personality traits in chronic pain patients are associated with low acceptance and catastrophizing about pain

Acta Clinica Belgica

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 209-215

  Poppe, C ^a   Crombez, G ^b   Devulder, J ^a   Hanoulle, I ^a   Vogelaers, D ^a   Petrovic, M ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Acceptance; Catastrophizing; Chronic pain; Personality traits

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATASTROPHIZING; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILLNESS COGNITION QUESTIONNAIRE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILLON CLINICAL MULTIAXIAL INVENTORY I; MULTIDIMENSIONAL PAIN INVENTORY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN CATASTROPHIZING SCALE; PAIN CLINIC; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79961009710     PISSN: 00015512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2143/ACB.66.3.2062549     Document Type: Article

References (59)

1. Williams ACD, Pither CE, Richardson PH, et al. The effects of cognitive-behavioural therapy in chronic pain. Pain 1996; 65: 282-283.
2. Morley S, Eccleston C, Williams A. Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials of cognitive behaviour therapy and behaviour therapy for chronic pain in adults, excluding headache. Pain 1999; 80: 1-13. (Pubitemid 29151684)
3. Brown GK, Nicassio PM, Wallston KA. Pain coping strategies and depression in rheumatoid-arthritis. J Consult Clin Psychol 1989; 57: 652-627.
4. Hayes SC, Bisset RT, Korn Z, Zettle RD. The impact of acceptance versus control rationales on pain behavior change. Psychological Record 1999; 49: 33-47.
5. Elander J, Robinson G, Mitchell K, Morris J. An assessment of the relative influence of pain coping, negative thoughts about pain, and pain acceptance on health-related quality of life among people with haemophilia. Pain 2009; 145: 169-175.
6. McCracken LM, Spertus IL, Janeck AS, Sinclair D, Wetzel FT. Behavioral dimensions of adjustment in persons with chronic pain: pain-related anxiety and acceptance. Pain 1999; 80: 283-289. (Pubitemid 29151713)
7. McCracken LM. Learning to live with the pain: acceptance of pain predicts adjustment in persons with chronic pain. Pain 1998; 74: 21-27. (Pubitemid 28097725)
8. Vowles KE, McCracken LM. Acceptance and values-based action in chronic pain: A study of treatment effectiveness and process. J Consult Clin Psychol 2008; 76: 397-407. (Pubitemid 351822340)
9. Hamilton NA, Karoly P, Kitzman H. Self-regulation and chronic pain: The role of emotion. Cogn Ther Res 2004; 28: 559-576. (Pubitemid 40655393)
10. Brandstädter J RK. The life-course dynamics of goal pursuit and goal adjustment: A two-process framework. Develop Rev 2002; 22: 117-150.
11. Hofmann SG, Asmundson GJ. Acceptance and mindfulness-based therapy: new wave or old hat? Clin Psychol Rev 2008; 28: 1-16.
12. Eccleston C, Crombez G. Worry and chronic pain: A misdirected problem solving model. Pain 2007; 132: 233-236. (Pubitemid 350064424)
13. Hayes SC, Luoma JB, Bond FW, Masuda A, Lillis J. Acceptance and commitment therapy: Model, processes and outcomes. Behav Res Ther 2006; 44: 1-25. (Pubitemid 41656034)
14. Severeijns RM, Vlaeyen JWS, van den Hout MA, Weber WE. Pain catastrophizing predicts pain intensity, disability, and psychological distress independent of the level of physical impairment. Clin J Pain 2001; 17: 165-172. (Pubitemid 32568172)
15. Turner JA, Jensen MP, Warms CA, Cardenas DD. Catastrophizing is associated with pain intensity, psychological distress, and pain-related disability among individuals with chronic pain after spinal cord injury. Pain 2002; 98: 127-134. (Pubitemid 34722475)
16. Shelby RA, Somers TJ, Keefe FJ. Pain Catastrophizing in patients with noncardiac chest pain: relationships with pain, anxiety and disability. Psychosom Med 2009; 71: 861-868.
17. Vowles KE, McCracken LM, Eccleston C. Processes of change in treatment for chronic pain: The contributions of pain, acceptance, and catastrophizing. Eur J Pain 2007; 11: 779-787. (Pubitemid 47176428)
18. De Vlieger P, Crombez G, Eccleston C. Worrying about chronic pain. An examination of worry and problem solving in adults who identify as chronic pain sufferers. Pain 2006; 120: 138-144. (Pubitemid 43077176)
19. Sullivan MJL, Thorn B, Haythornthwaite JA, et al. Theoretical perspectives on the relation between catastrophizing and pain. Clin J Pain 2001; 17: 52-64. (Pubitemid 32225166)
20. Armentrout DP, Moore JE, Parker JC, Hewett JE, Feltz C. Pain-patient MMPI subgroups - the psychological dimensions of pain. J Behav Med 1982; 5: 201-211. (Pubitemid 12026562)
21. BenDebba M, Torgerson WS, Long DM. Personality traits, pain duration and severity, functional impairment, and psychological distress in patients with persistent low back pain. Pain 1997; 72: 115-125. (Pubitemid 27321909)
22. Dersh J, Gatchel RJ, Mayer T, Polatin P, Temple OR. Prevalence of psychiatric disorders in patients with chronic disabling occupational spinal disorders. Spine 2006; 31: 1156-1162.
23. Dersh J, Gatchel RJ, Polatin P, Mayer T. Prevalence of psychiatric disorders in patients with chronic work-related musculoskeletal pain disability. J Occup Environ Med 2002; 44: 459-468. (Pubitemid 34507433)
24. Dersh J, Polatin PB, Gatchel RJ. Chronic pain and psychopathology: Research findings and theoretical considerations. Psychosom Med 2002; 64: 773-86.
25. Fishbain DA, Cutler RB, Rosomoff HL, Rosomoff RS. Comorbid psychiatric disorders in chronic pain patients with psychoactive substance use disorders. Pain Clinic 1998; 11: 79-87. (Pubitemid 28486442)
26. Gatchel RJ, Polatin PB, Mayer TG, Garcy PD. Psychopathology and the rehabilitation of patients with chronic low-back-pain disability. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 1994; 75: 666-670. (Pubitemid 24173605)
27. Reich J, Rosenblatt RM, Tupin J. DSM-III - a new nomenclature for classifying patients with chronic pain. Pain 1983; 16: 201-206. (Pubitemid 13058554)
28. Reich J, Tupin JP, Abramowitz SI. Psychiatric-diagnosis of chronic pain patients. Am J Psychiatry 1983; 140: 1495-1498.
29. Sternbac. Ra, Wolf SR, Murphy RW, Akeson WH. Aspects of chronic low back pain. Psychosomatics 1973; 14: 52-56.
30. Vendrig AA, Derksen JJL, de Mey HR. Utility of selected MMPI-2 scales in the outcome prediction for patients with chronic back pain. Psychol Assess 1999; 11: 381-385. (Pubitemid 29449332)
31. Weisberg JN, Keefe FJ. Personality disorders in the chronic pain population - Basic concepts, empirical findings, and clinical implications. Pain Forum 1997; 6: 1-9.
32. Engel GL. Psychogenic pain and the pain-prone patient. Am J Med 1959; 26: 899-918.
33. Merskey H, Lau CL, Russell ES, Brooke RI, James M, Lappano S, Neilsen J, Tilsworth RH. Screening for psychiatric morbidity. The pattern of psychological illness and premorbid characteristics in four chronic pain populations. Pain 1987; 30: 141-157. (Pubitemid 18029368)
34. Weisberg JN. Personality and personality disorders in chronic pain. Curr Rev Pain 2000; 4: 60-70.
35. Pietritaleb F, Riihimaki H, Viikarijuntura E, Lindstrom K. Longitudinal-study on the role of personality-characteristics and psychological distress in neck trouble among working men. Pain 1994; 58: 261-267. (Pubitemid 24263620)
36. Gatchel RJ, Polatin PB, Kinney RK. Predicting outcome of chronic back pain using clinical predictors of psychopathology- a prospective analysis. Health Psychology 1995; 14: 415-420.
37. Gatchel RJ, Polatin PB, Mayer TG. The dominant role of psychosocial risk factors in the development of chronic low back pain disability. Spine 1995; 20: 2702-2709. (Pubitemid 26011076)
38. Banks SM, Kerns RD. Explaining High Rates of Depression in Chronic Pain: A Diathesis-Stress Framework. Psychological Bulletin 1996; 119: 95-110. (Pubitemid 126021387)
39. Kivlighan DM, Angelone EO. Interpersonal Problems - Variables Influencing Participants Perception of Group Climate. J Couns Psychol 1992; 39: 468-472.
40. MacNair-Semands RR. Predicting attendance and expectations for group therapy. Group Dynamics-Theory Research and Practice 2002; 6: 219-228.
41. Muran JC, Segal ZV, Samstag LW, Crawford, CE. Patient Pretreatment Interpersonal Problems and Therapeutic Alliance in Short-Term Cognitive Therapy. J Consult Clin Psychol 1994; 62: 185-190. (Pubitemid 24058712)
42. Schauenburg H, Kuda M, Sammet I, Strack, M. The influence of interpersonal problems and symptom severity on the duration and outcome of short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy. Psychotherapy Research 2000; 10: 133-146.
43. Rice AH. Interpersonal problems of persons with personality disorders and group outcomes. Int J Group Psychother 2003; 53: 155-175. (Pubitemid 36417782)
44. Mohr DC, Beutler LE, Engle D, Shohamsalomon V, Bergan J, Kaszniak AW, Yost EB. Identification of Patients at Risk for Non response and Negative Outcome in Psychotherapy. J Consult Clin Psychol 1990; 58: 622-628. (Pubitemid 20356006)
45. Reich JH, Vasile RG. Effect of personality disorders on the treatment outcome of axis-I conditions - an update. J Nerv Ment Dis 1993;181: 475-484. (Pubitemid 24259625)
46. Evers AWM, Kraaimaat FW, van Lankveld W, Jongen PJH, Jacobs JWG, Bijlsma JWJ. Beyond Unfavorable Thinking: The Illness Cognition Questionnaire for Chronic Diseases. J Consult Clin Psychol 2001; 69: 1026-1036. (Pubitemid 33140503)
47. Viane I, Crombez G, Eccleston C, Poppe C, Devulder J, Van Houdenhove B, De Corte W. Acceptance of pain is an independent predictor of mental wellbeing in patients with chronic pain: empirical evidence and reappraisal. Pain 2003; 106: 65-72. (Pubitemid 37329615)
48. Lousberg R, Van Breukelen GJP, Groenman NH, Schmidt AJM, Arntz A, Winter FAM. Psychometric properties of the Multidimensional Pain Inventory, Dutch language version (MPI-DLV). Behav Res Ther 1999; 37: 167-182. (Pubitemid 28550448)
49. Sullivan MJL, Bishop SR, Pivik J. The Pain Catastrophizing Scale: Development and validation. Psychol Assess 1995; 7: 524-532. (Pubitemid 26017352)
50. Van Damme S, Crombez G, Bijttebier P, Bijttebier P, Goubert L, Van Houdenhove B. A confirmatory factor analysis of the Pain Catastrophizing Scale: invariant factor structure across clinical and non-clinical populations. Pain 2002; 96: 319-324. (Pubitemid 34327878)
51. Millon T. The MCMI provides a good assessment of DSM-III disorders - the MCMI-II will prove even better. J Pers Assess 1985; 49: 379-391.
52. Choca J, Van Denburg E. Interpretive guide to the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory. Washington: American Psychological Association, 1998.
53. Holmbeck. Post-hoc probing of significant moderational and mediational effects in studies of pediatric populations. J Pediatr Psychol 2002; 27: 87-96. (Pubitemid 34019651)
54. Tan G, Jensen MP, Robinson-Whelen S, Thornby JL, Monga T. Measuring control appraisals in chonic pain. J Pain 2003; 3: 385-393.
55. Asghari A, Nicholas MK. Personality and pain-related beliefs/coping strategies: A prospective study. Clin J Pain 2006; 22: 10-18. (Pubitemid 44378557)
56. Vowles KE, McCracken LA, Eccleston C. Patient functioning and catastrophizing in chronic pain: The mediating effects of acceptance. Health Psychology 2008; 27: S136-S143. (Pubitemid 351626297)
57. Aldrich S, Eccleston C, Crombez G. Worrying about chronic pain: vigilance to threat and misdirected problem solving. Behav Res Ther 2000; 38: 457-470. (Pubitemid 30155694)
58. Guck T, Hurley J, Kenik J. Acceptance and readiness to change related to functional outcomes in fibromyalgia patients. J Pain 2006; 7: S70.
59. Mason VL, Mathias B, Skevington SM. Accepting low back pain: is it related to a good quality of life. Clin J Pain 2008; 24: 22-29.