Samereh Asadi Majareh, Firozeh Sepehrian Azar,
Volume 8, Issue 4 (3-2018)
Abstract
Aim and Background: This study aimed to determine the fitness of emotion regulation and personality- cognitive model of generalized anxiety disorder to explain perception of pain in patients with chronic pain. Materials and methods: This study was conducted in the context of a correlation research (the type of structural equation). The study statistical society consisted of all chronic pain patients with generalized anxiety disorder syndrome, who were referred to specialist pain clinics in Rasht city. Among those a sample of 210 individuals were selected by available sampling method and completed questionnaires about perception of pain alexithymia, emotion dysregulation, emotional expressivity, meta- mood, affect control, rumination, worry and neurosis. Data were analyzed by using descriptive measures of mean, standard deviation and Pearson’s correlation coefficient and structural equation model. Findings: Results showed that emotion regulation has a direct effect on pain(P<0/01).The expressivity, metamood, affect control and alexithymia have a direct effect on emotional regulation and indirect effect on pain perception( P<0/01).The results showed that neuroticism is associated with pain perception by mediated role of worry in people with pain disorder( P<0/01). Also, direct effect of neuroticism with worry and rumination was significant(P<0/01). Conclusion: According to results, emotion and cognition variables can explain the perception of pain in patients with chronic pain.
Sepideh Ghadimi Karahroudi, Firoozeh Sepehrian Azar,
Volume 10, Issue 4 (1-2020)
Abstract
Aims and background: Chronic pain is s one of the most important public health problems in adults and has severe personal and economic consequences. The purpose of this study was to compare the health anxiety, sleep quality and quality of life in people with and without chronic pain. Materials and Methods: This study was a descriptive (causal-comparative) study. The statistical population of this study was all patients with and without chronic pain in Urmia city who referred to specialized clinics of Soltanzadeh and Imam Khomeini Hospital in May to August 1977 (1800 patients). To achieve this aim, Samples of 120 people (60 patients and 60 healthy) were selected by convenience sampling method. All participants were asked to complete the Salkowsky Health Anxiety scale St. Petersburg Sleep Quality Questionnaire, and Short Life Quality of Life scale. The data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, Multivariate analysis of variance and independent t-test. Findings: The results showed that there was a significant difference between individuals with and without chronic pain in health anxiety, sleep quality and quality of life (P> 0.001). Patients with chronic pain have a lower quality of sleep and quality of life compared to the group without chronic pain. The findings showed that patients with chronic pain had a higher level of health anxiety than those without chronic pain.
