Testing a theory of chronic pain

Abstract

This study validated a middle-range theory to explain the effects of chronic pain in older people with arthritis and highlights the importance of chronic pain in the development of depression.

Osteoarthritis and functional disability: results of a cross sectional study among primary care patients in Germany

“…The finding that depressed mood and/or depression increases pain perception in patients suffering from musculoskeletal disorders has been known for a long time [46,47]. Since several studies have pointed out the importance of the social network for coping with chronic diseases and especially with pain, our results are plausible [42,48,49].…”

Fatores associados à qualidade de vida em idosos com osteoartrite de joelho

“…A dor e a dificuldade nas AVD, dependência física, restrição à mobilidade e à integração social geradas pelas incapacidades aumentam a ansiedade, o desânimo e podem culminar no aparecimento da depressão 18 . A incapacidade leva os idosos à pior percepção de saúde mental, seja porque apresentam dor ou porque a dor persistente desencadeou um processo depressivo.…”

Roy's Adaptation Model as a Theoretical Framework in Nursing Research

“…(Pollock et al, 1994, p. 365-366, Yeh, 2002, p. 74-79, Tulman, Fawcett, 2003, p. 7, Tsai et al, 2003, p. 160, Sercekus, Mete, 2010, p. 1000. V niektorých štúdiách (Tsai et al, 2003, p. 160, Shin, Park, Kim, 2006) boli vybrané demografi cké faktory posudzované ako reziduálne stimuly.…”

“…V iných štúdiách boli posudzované iba niektoré adaptačné módy (Modrcin-Talbott et al, 1998, p. 159-170, Zhan, 2000, p. 159-164, Narssavage, Chen, 2008, p. 475-476, Sercekus, Mete, 2010, p. 1000. V niektorých štúdiách boli uvedené módy testované spoločne ako oblasť psychosociálnej adaptácie (Frederickson et al, 1991, p. 168-174, Pollock, 1993 alebo ako oblasť biopsychosociálnej adaptácie (Tsai et al, 2003, p. 160, Shin, Park, Kim, 2006.…”