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Item A comparison of coping skills of chronic, non-malignant pain patients and cancer patients with chronic pain(Texas Tech University, 2002-05) Tice, ToddWhile the effectiveness of various coping strategies in chronic pain patients has been well-documented, a similar research focus has not been applied to chronic pain patients diagnosed with cancer. Religious activities used for coping with pain have also rarely been investigated in either population. This study was designed to determine if differences between the coping skills of chronic pain patients without cancer and those with cancer exist. The effect of coping skills, including religious activities, upon the perception of pain was examined via self-report instruments. The Coping Styles Questionnaire was used to examine differences in secular coping styles, and Religious Coping Activities Scale was used to examine differences in religion oriented coping activities. A numerical rating scale and the Pain Discomfort scale were used to assess differences in pain levels and affect. Analysis of the results suggests no differences in secular coping styles or pain levels existed between the two samples, but some differences in religious coping activities were found. Item in scales representing Spirituality, Good Deeds, Support, and Avoidance were more strongly endorsed by chronic pain patients with cancer.Item Chronic pain and cigarette smoking: The elucidation of a synergistic relationship(2012-08) Trotter, David; Cohen, Lee M.; Richards, Steven; Young, Alice; Cukrowicz, Kelly C.; Evans, LanceChronic pain and smoking commonly co-occur, and their combination appears to have synergetic degenerative effects. While the literature investigating the association between chronic pain and smoking is relatively modest, the existent research reveals some important findings. Specifically, smoking is likely reinforced among individuals with chronic pain via the analgesic properties of nicotine, and that this effect is moderated by gender and cigarette consumption. However, little is known regarding the effects of chronic pain on factors believed to influence smoking relapse. The purpose of this study was to investigate the affect of chronic pain on nicotine withdrawal (NW) and readiness to quit (RTQ) smoking among two groups of regular smokers: those with and without chronic pain. Participants attended a baseline session (nicotine satiated) and a 24-hour nicotine deprivation session. It was hypothesized that: 1) nicotine deprivation would exacerbate pain severity, 2) NW severity would be more pronounced in the pain group, and moderated by gender, and 3) there would be a negative relationship between RTQ and the experience of chronic pain. Time invariant variables (i.e. demographics, RTQ) were collected at the baseline session, and time variant variables (i.e. NW severity, pain severity) were collected at both sessions. Data were analyzed via chi-square, ANOVA, and linear regression analyses where appropriate. Analyses revealed that, contrary to prediction, nicotine deprivation decreased pain experience in women, but did not affect pain in men. Further, no relationship was found between chronic pain, NW severity, or RTQ. The clinical and theoretical implications of these results are discussed.Item “I can’t imagine what it’s like to not have hope” : preliminary results from a qualitative study of stress and coping in young adults with chronic pain(2016-12) Murphy, Susan Laura; McCarthy, Christopher J.The current study aims to investigate the stress experiences and coping resources of young adults with chronic pain. Participants between the ages of 18 and 35 with a variety of chronic pain conditions will participate in a semi-structured interview about their experiences with pain. These interviews will be transcribed and coded using consensual qualitative research methodology. Preliminary results are presented from a subsample of participants.Item Quality of life and the impairment effects of pain in a chronic pain patient population as potentially moderated by self-compassion(2011-08) Shattah, Michael Joseph; Schallert, Diane L.; Neff, KristinDue to the subjective nature of pain and the profound debilitating effects of pain for a growing number of people, there are many challenges to approaching and fully addressing its problems. The traditional biomedical model of health limits its treatment focus to the physical components of pain. Biomedicine provides useful and effective short-term relief of bodily symptoms, but usually cannot cure pain that persists in both mind and body over time. Because chronic pain is often accompanied with discomfort, depression, and other significant life impairments, health researchers have recently conceptualized more comprehensive models to address pain. In the bio-psycho-social-spiritual health model, chronic pain is assessed and treated in the context of a person’s overall quality of life, considering biological, psychological, social, and spiritual health conditions. This movement towards adopting integrative health care models can also provide patient guidance needed for developing inner resources to adapt to pain, as well as recover from and prevent disease. Self-compassion comes from a fertile field of inquiry emerging out of a wider conception of health that includes spirituality. The construct is based on three related components that can assist a person living with pain: (a) being kind to oneself while in pain or suffering, (b) perceiving difficult times as shared human experiences, and (c) holding painful thoughts and feelings with mindfulness, instead of over-identification. Measured using the Self-Compassion Scale, it demonstrates positive associations with a variety of health indicators. However, a direct relationship with chronic pain has not yet been examined. In applying recent research in quality of life (QoL) and self-compassion to a chronic pain patient population, the purpose of this study is twofold: (a) to produce a comprehensive assessment of bio-psycho-social-spiritual QoL conditions (b) to examine differences in QoL with the presence of self-compassion and determine its potential moderating effect on life impairments due to pain. From this project, the QoL conditions that are affected by chronic pain and the moderation effect of self-compassion will be understood better so that more effective treatment and prevention procedures can be developed for people living with pain from long-term disease conditions.Item The Impact of Adverse Childhood Events on Temporal Summation of Second Pain(2012-10-19) You, Dokyoung SophiaAdverse childhood events have been identified as a risk factor for developing chronic pain conditions in adulthood. However, previous studies have inconsistently supported the link between adverse childhood events and hypersensitivity to laboratory-induced pain. Therefore, this study intended to investigate the effects of adverse childhood events on temporal summation of second pain (TSSP). A group of 38 healthy and pain-free college students participated in laboratory pain tests after being screened for childhood trauma history. Half of participants (47.5% female) were positive for childhood trauma and the other half (63.2% female) reported no adverse childhood event. The laboratory pain tests measured TSSP using 10 thermal pulses per trial over four consecutive trials. The trauma group showed a tendency of greater sensitization within TSSP trials and lack of habituation over repeated TSSP trials. In sum, adverse childhood events predisposed adults to enhanced TSSP, which is potentially linked to an increased likelihood to develop chronic pain problems.