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Investigating the interplay of chronic pain intensity and psychosocial factors in adult women: A pilot study from Türkiye

Yildirim, Bugra, Isler, Ayse Mine, Oral, Meltem, Peksen, Halil, Cicekliyurt, Sefa, Kilic, Cengiz, Karapinar, Derya Cakmak, Aydogan, Feyza Nur

Abstract

In this cross-sectional study, the authors investigated the relationships between chronic pain intensity and quality of life, pain coping strategies, and pain beliefs levels in 405 adult women. The participants with a mean age of 48.8 +/- 5.08 generally defined chronic pain intensity as moderate pain (x=7.17, sd = 2.01). There was a weak positive relationship between chronic pain intensity and the worrying dimension, one of the passive coping strategies, and a weak negative relationship with the retreating dimension. A weak negative relationship was identified between chronic pain intensity and pain beliefs levels, both organic beliefs and psychological beliefs sub-dimensions. The multivariate model identified by regression analysis explained 21.2% of the total chronic pain intensity variance. Our findings suggest that while chronic pain is undoubtedly a complex and multifaceted experience, understanding the psychosocial aspects of a person's life can shed valuable light on their pain levels and how they cope with them.

Keywords

QUALITY-OF-LIFE LOW-BACK-PAIN COPING STRATEGIES SEX-DIFFERENCES PREVALENCE DEPRESSION BELIEFS QUESTIONNAIRE ACCEPTANCE MANAGEMENT

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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health Women's Studies

Sustainable Development Goals

Good Health and Well-being

Citation

Journal: HEALTH CARE FOR WOMEN INTERNATIONAL
Year: 2025
Volume: 46
Issue: 6
Pages: 664-686
ISSN: 0739-9332
eISSN: 1096-4665
DOI: 10.1080/07399332.2024.2402734
WoS UID: WOS:001313464400001

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