Pain coping and acceptance as longitudinal predictors of health‐related quality of life among people with haemophilia‐related joint pain

Abstract

Initially high levels of passive coping may be an obstacle to improving mental quality of life. Acceptance rather than coping may be a more useful behavioural change target, but more research is needed about the meanings and therapeutic implications of different elements of pain acceptance.

Emotional distress in haemophilia: Factors associated with the presence of anxiety and depression symptoms among adults

“…In this scope, psychological interventions are effective in fostering adaptive pain coping strategies, namely through specific cognitive techniques, such as cognitive restructuring, aiming to decrease pain intensity and perception of interference . This corroborates previous findings among PWH, wherein the association between pain cognitions and emotional well‐being is emphasized, namely the effect of pain reinterpreting techniques in pain management . Other strategies, such as relaxation, hypnosis and imagery training have been related to improved pain reports and reduced analgesic intake in former studies conducted among PWH .…”

Predictors of quality of life among adolescents and young adults with a bleeding disorder

“…Witkop et al demonstrated that one third of PWH report that pain impairs the ability to form close relationships and that nearly half of young adults with a bleeding disorder report being diagnosed with anxiety or depression [37]. It has been suggested that, in addition to emphasizing prophylaxis, interventions to promote acceptance of pain and to reduce negative thoughts about pain should be utilized when approaching PWH [15]. …”

How does ageing affect the impact of medically unexplained symptoms and medically explained symptoms on health‐related quality of life?

“…Several studies have shown that better acceptance is directly related with a higher level of HRQoL. For example, in patients with hemophilia-related joint pain, pain acceptance and HRQoL were correlated and increased pain acceptance was related with higher HRQoL at follow-up (Elander et al, 2012). Also, in people with diabetes, HRQoL was strongly related to their levels of illness acceptance (Lewko et al, 2007).…”