ASSESSMENT OF STRESS-RELATED PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGICAL REACTIONS IN CHRONIC BACK PAIN PATIENTS
ASSESSMENT OF STRESS-RELATED PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGICAL REACTIONS IN CHRONIC BACK PAIN PATIENTS
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DOI:
10.1037/0022-006x.53.3.354
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发表时间:
1985-01-01
影响因子:
5.9
通讯作者:
BIRBAUMER, N
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作者:
FLOR, H;TURK, DC;BIRBAUMER, N
Compared the relationship of paraspinal EMG reactivity to personally relevant and general stress among 17 chronic back pain (CBP) patients, 17 non-back-pain patients, and 17 healthy controls. The 3 experimental groups were matched according to sex, age, marital status, education, and employment level. 78% of the Ss were male; 72% were married. The Ss ranged in age from 23 to 73 yrs. Ss participated in a psychophysiological assessment that included 4 trials (discussions of personal stress and pain, mental arithmetic, and reciting the alphabet). Paraspinal and frontalis EMG, heart rate, and skin resistance were recorded continuously. Psychological variables (eg, depression and perceived control) were also assessed. Results indicate that CBP Ss displayed elevations and delayed return to baseline only in their paravertebral musculature and only when discussing personally relevant stress. Neither of the other groups displayed similar response patterns. Abnormal muscular reactivity was best predicted by depression and manner of coping with pain rather than by organic variables. These results suggest that the assessment of stress-related responses may be important in the evaluation and treatment of CBP.(33 ref)(PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)