Beyond Abdominal Pain: Pain Beliefs, Pain Affect, and Distress as Determinants of Quality of Life in Patients With Chronic Pancreatitis.
Beyond Abdominal Pain: Pain Beliefs, Pain Affect, and Distress as Determinants of Quality of Life in Patients With Chronic Pancreatitis.
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DOI:
10.1097/mcg.0000000000000922
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发表时间:
2018-07
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2.9
通讯作者:
Lackner JM
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作者:
Keller CE;Wilcox CM;Gudleski GD;Branham S;Lackner JM
To assess the relationship between pain, psychological processes and quality of life in chronic pancreatitis. Chronic pancreatitis is a progressive inflammatory disorder of the pancreas characteristically resulting in abdominal pain and impairing quality of life. Pain due to chronic pancreatitis is poorly understood and frequently difficult to treat. This pain has historically been understood as a peripheral process originating from the pancreas itself, but a growing body of literature is revealing an important role offered by central influences. Viewed through the perspective of the biopsychosocial model of illness, cognitive variables strongly influence quality of life. However, there is little understanding of variables that influence quality of life in chronic pancreatitis. Patients with chronic pancreatitis from the University of Alabama at Birmingham were administered a 165-question test battery which was comprised of questionnaires evaluating pain beliefs, disease-specific quality of life, psychological distress, pain sensation, pain affect, and long-term suffering. Sixty-eight subjects completed the question battery between 2/28/2011 and 1/16/2014. Almost all (91.2%) reported taking pain medication. Quality of life was significantly associated with reported levels of pain intensity (r = -.52, p < .01) as well as perceived self-blame. The significant predictors of quality of life impairment in chronic pancreatitis are pain intensity and perceived self-blame for pain. Further research is needed to elucidate this relationship while also evaluating the effectiveness of systematic modification of these variables in an attempt to improve pain and quality of life in chronic pancreatitis.