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Pain-related beliefs, coping, and function: an observational study on the moder...
Ferreira-Valente, Alexandra; Sharma, Saurab; Chan, Joy; Bernardes, Sónia; Pais-Ribeiro, José; Jensen, Mark P.Chronic pain is a multidimensional experience and pain treatments targeting psychosocial factors reduce pain and improve function. These treatments often overlook the sociocultural factors that influence pain and the psychological factors associated with function in people with chronic pain. Although preliminary findings suggest that cultural background may influence pain and function via their effects on belie...
Pain-related beliefs, coping, and function: An observational study on the moder...
Ferreira-Valente, Maria Alexandra; Sharma, Saurab; Chan, Joy; Bernardes, Sónia F.; Ribeiro, J.; Jensen, Mark P.Chronic pain is a multidimensional experience and pain treatments targeting psychosocial factors reduce pain and improve function. These treatments often overlook the sociocultural factors that influence pain and the psychological factors associated with function in people with chronic pain. Although preliminary findings suggest that cultural background may influence pain and function via their effects on belie...
Immediate effects of hypnosis, mindfulness meditation, and prayer on cold press...
Ferreira-Valente, Alexandra; Dyke, Benjamin P. van; Day, Melissa A.; Carmo, Catarina Teotónio do; Pais-Ribeiro, José; Pimenta, Filipa; Costa, Rui M.Purpose: Previous research supports the usefulness of hypnosis (HYP), mindfulness meditation (MM), and prayer as pain self-management strategies in adults with chronic pain. However, their effects on acute pain have been less researched, and no previous head-to-head study compared the immediate effects of these three approaches on pain-related outcomes. This study compared the immediate effects of HYP, MM, and ...
The role of perfectionistic self-presentation in pediatric pain
Sánchez-Rodríguez, Elisabet; Ferreira-Valente, Maria Alexandra; Pathak, Anupa; Solé, Ester; Sharma, Saurab; Jensen, Mark P.; Miró Canals, JordiThis study sought to better understand the associations between perfectionistic self-presentation and measures of pain intensity, pain catastrophizing, pain interference, and fatigue in children and adolescents with pain. In the study, 218 adolescents responded to measures of perfectionistic self-presentation (i.e., perfectionistic self-promotion, nondisplay of imperfection and nondisclosure of imperfection), p...
COPAHS Study: protocol of a randomised experimental study comparing the effects...
Ferreira-Valente, Maria Alexandra; Pimenta, Filipa; Costa, Rui Miguel; Day, Melissa; Pais-Ribeiro, José; Jensen, Mark P.There has been an increasing interest in studying the potential benefits of so-called complementary and alternative approaches for pain management, such as hypnosis and mindfulness-based interventions. More recently, researchers have been interested in studying the effects of spiritual practices on pain experience as well. These practices may increase pain tolerance, result in a positive re-appraisal of pain an...
Pain diagnosis, pain coping, and function in individuals with chronic musculosk...
Valente, Maria Alexandra Ferreira; Garcia, Inês; Ribeiro, José Luís Pais.; Jensen, Mark P.Purpose: Research supports a role for coping responses in adjustment to chronic pain. However, it is likely that some coping responses play a larger role in adjustment to pain for some individuals than others. The identification of the factors that moderate the association between coping responses and pain-related outcomes has important clinical implications. This study sought to determine if musculoskeletal pa...
Interpretation of chronic pain clinical trial outcomes : IMMPACT recommended co...
Smith, Shannon M.; Dworkin, Robert H.; Turk, Dennis C.; McDermott, Michael P.; Eccleston, Christopher; Farrar, John T.; Rowbotham, Michael C.Interpreting randomized clinical trials (RCTs) is crucial to making decisions regarding the use of analgesic treatments in clinical practice. In this article, we report on an Initiative on Methods, Measurement, and Pain Assessment in Clinical Trials (IMMPACT) consensus meeting organized by the Analgesic, Anesthetic, and Addiction Clinical Trial Translations, Innovations, Opportunities, and Networks, the purpose...
The portuguese 35-item survey of pain attitudes applied to portuguese women wit...
Valente, Maria Alexandra Ferreira; Garcia, Inês Queiroz; Rosa, Ana Marques; Pereira, Anabela; Ribeiro, José Luis Pais; Jensen, Mark P.Background and aims endometriosis is a gynecologic recurring persistent condition affecting from 8% to 15% of premenopausal women worldwide. About 80% of women with endometriosis have at least one form of chronic pain - a multidimensional experience influenced by a number of psychosocial factors, including pain-related beliefs. The Survey of Pain Attitudes is the most commonly used measure of pain-related belie...
Psychometric properties of the portuguese version of the pain self-efficacy que...
Ferreira-Valente, M. Alexandra; Ribeiro, José L. Pais; Jensen, Mark P.Aims: This study sought to translate and evaluate the psychometric properties of a European Portuguese version of the Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (P-PSEQ), in order to enable its use in clinical and cross-cultural studies. Material and Methods: The Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire was translated into European Portuguese and then back-translated into English. A consensus version of the translated version wa...
Association between psychosocial factors and pain intensity, physical functioni...
Ferreira-Valente, M. Alexandra; Ribeiro, José L. Pais; Jensen, Mark P.Objective. Current models of chronic pain recognize that psychosocial factors influence pain and the effects of pain on daily life. The role of such factors has been widely studied in English speaking individuals with chronic pain. It is possible that the associations of between such factors and adjustment may be influenced by culture. This study sought to evaluate the importance of coping responses, self-effic...