What are the Most Effective Coping Strategies for Managing Chronic Pain?

Litt, Mark D.; Tennen, Howard

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“…Therefore, we designed a BSM intervention to target modifiable process variables, including breastfeeding knowledge and beliefs, self‐regulation skills and abilities, and utilization of social resources. The BSM intervention was adapted from cognitive behavioral therapy interventions effective in the chronic pain paradigm (Davis, Zautra, Wolf, Tennen, & Yeung, ; Emery, France, Harris, Norman, & VanArsdalen, ; Litt & Tennen, ). Cognitive behavioral therapy and routine face‐to‐face counseling have been effective in prolonging breastfeeding in disadvantaged populations but have not been used to support women experiencing breast and nipple pain during breastfeeding (Rahman et al, ).…”

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“…Therefore, we designed a BSM intervention to target modifiable process variables, including breastfeeding knowledge and beliefs, self-regulation skills and abilities, and utilization of social resources. The BSM intervention was adapted from cognitive behavioral therapy interventions effective in the chronic pain paradigm (Davis, Zautra, Wolf, Tennen, & Yeung, 2015;Emery, France, Harris, Norman, & VanArsdalen, 2008;Litt & Tennen, 2015).…”

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Promoting self‐management of breast and nipple pain in breastfeeding women: Protocol of a pilot randomized controlled trial

Lucas

Bernier

Perry

et al. 2019

Research in Nursing & Health

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The majority of women experience pain during breastfeeding initiation with few strategies to manage breast and nipple pain. In fact, women cite breast and nipple pain as among the most common reasons for breastfeeding cessation. To address this important issue, we developed a breastfeeding self‐management (BSM) intervention, based on the Individual and Family Self‐Management Theory Framework. In this framework, self‐management is conceptualized as a process in which women use knowledge, beliefs, and social facilitation to achieve breastfeeding goals. The purpose of this longitudinal pilot randomized controlled trial was to test the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of the BSM intervention with women initiating breastfeeding. Recruitment of 60 women intending to breastfeed occurred within 48 hr of delivery and women were randomized to either the intervention or usual care group. The BSM intervention group received BSM education modules that included information of how to manage breast and nipple pain and self‐management support through biweekly texting from the study nurse, and were asked to complete a daily breastfeeding journal. Primary outcomes measured at baseline, 1, 2, and 6 weeks will be used to (a) evaluate feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of the BSM intervention, and (b) assess the influence of protective and risk factors of breastfeeding pain (including individual genetic polymorphisms related to pain sensitivity) on process variables for self‐management of breastfeeding and breastfeeding pain, and on proximal (breastfeeding pain severity and interference, breastfeeding frequency) and distal outcomes (breastfeeding exclusivity and duration and general well‐being).

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Promoting self‐management of breast and nipple pain in breastfeeding women: Protocol of a pilot randomized controlled trial

Lucas

Bernier

Perry

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Research in Nursing & Health

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“…Lazarus and Folkman (1984) argue that there are no universal adaptive coping strategies that are suitable to all persons in all situations. There are arguments supporting both the benefits of a rich repertoire of positive coping strategies (Boekaerts & Röder, 1999;Litt & Tennen, 2015;Rudolph, Dennig, & Weisz, 1995), as well as use of a few good coping strategies (Worchel, Copeland, & Barker, 1987).…”

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“…Lazarus and Folkman () argue that there are no universal adaptive coping strategies that are suitable to all persons in all situations. There are arguments supporting both the benefits of a rich repertoire of positive coping strategies (Boekaerts & Röder, ; Litt & Tennen, ; Rudolph, Dennig, & Weisz, ), as well as use of a few good coping strategies (Worchel, Copeland, & Barker, ). Our study showed that the adolescents used different self‐initiated strategies and that some responded well to certain strategies whereas some responded better to others.…”

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Chronic tension‐type headache and coping strategies in adolescents: A qualitative interview study

Skogvold

Magnussen

2019

Physiotherapy Res Intl

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Objective Headache is the most common cause of chronic pain in children and adolescents and may influence on several of the life's arenas such as high absence from school and inability to maintain leisure time activities. Adolescents with chronic headache also report co‐morbidities such as anxiety, depression, insomnia, and reduced quality of life. This study aimed to explore which strategies adolescents use to cope with chronic tension‐type headache in everyday life. Methods A qualitative design with semistructured individual interviews was used. A strategic sample of 17 adolescents aged 14–19 with tension‐type headache participated in the study. The interviews were audiotaped and transcribed verbatim. Transcripts were analysed using systematic text condensation. Results To deal with the headache in everyday life, the adolescence expressed that it is important to have a good structure during the day, especially regarding regular meals and enough sleep. Sufficient rest and relaxation were also highlighted as crucial. Some of the adolescence had tried different therapies to help ease the pain but with varying effect. All of the adolescents had used or were using pain relievers, but they were ambivalent to the benefits. Low‐intensity physical activity was perceived as beneficial and gave increased overall well‐being. Such activity also gave release and distraction from the headache. Conclusion The adolescents used both problem‐focused active strategies and emotion‐focused passive strategies to deal with their headache in daily life. Through exploration and awareness of the types of behaviour that worked and did not work, they had arrived at strategies that helped them cope with their headache and its consequences.

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“…En último lugar, un elemento importante que determina cómo una persona se adapta al dolor crónico, se relaciona con las estrategias de afrontamiento que emplea, lo que repercutirá al impacto del mismo y en su calidad de vida (Litt y Tennen, 2015). En este trabajo se encontró que las estrategias más utilizadas por las personas con niveles medios y altos de dolor fueron el reposo o descanso (82.1%), la medicación (73.1%) y la evitación de estimulación: ruidos, sonidos fuertes, luces brillantes, etc., (63.4%).…”

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Estudio epidemiológico sobre cefaleas en población universitaria española

Cebrián

Fernández-Marcos²,

Herrera³

2017

Psychol.

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Las cefaleas representan un problema socio-sanitario de grandes dimensiones dada su elevada prevalencia a nivel mundial y las importantes implicaciones que tiene en la calidad de vida. El estrés es un factor esencial en el desarrollo y mantenimiento de las cefaleas, problema que se presenta con frecuencia en estudiantes universitarios. En este estudio se analizan la prevalencia, frecuencia, duración, intensidad, diagnóstico, medicación y distribución de las cefaleas así como otras características epidemiológicas relacionadas con la incapacidad percibida y las estrategias de afrontamiento. Una muestra de 458 participantes compuesta por 306 estudiantes de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM) y 152 personas ajenas a dicha universidad, completaron la Encuesta epidemiológica de cefaleas online, creada ad hoc para este estudio. Se encontró un elevado porcentaje de personas que presentan cefaleas frecuentemente (entre 5 y 20 veces al mes) y no están diagnosticadas (63,2%). Se comparan los resultados con datos obtenidos en otras poblaciones y se discute su impacto e implicaciones. Se resalta la necesidad de implementar programas de prevención y tratamiento psicológicos y multidisciplinares.

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What are the Most Effective Coping Strategies for Managing Chronic Pain?

Cited by 18 publications

References 14 publications

Promoting self‐management of breast and nipple pain in breastfeeding women: Protocol of a pilot randomized controlled trial

Promoting self‐management of breast and nipple pain in breastfeeding women: Protocol of a pilot randomized controlled trial

Chronic tension‐type headache and coping strategies in adolescents: A qualitative interview study

Estudio epidemiológico sobre cefaleas en población universitaria española

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