Projects per year
Abstract
This study investigated relationships between post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) and pain disability. Fifty people with chronic pain (probable PTSD, n = 22) completed measures assessing pain interference, PTSS, fear avoidance, and pain self-efficacy. We hypothesized that people with probable PTSD would have higher fear avoidance and lower pain self-efficacy; and that PTSS would be indirectly associated with pain disability via fear avoidance and self-efficacy. People with probable PTSD had higher fear avoidance, but there were no differences in self-efficacy, pain severity or disability. There was an indirect association between PTSS and pain disability via fear avoidance, but not via self-efficacy.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 188-198 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Journal of Health Psychology |
Volume | 27 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jan 2022 |
Keywords
- fear avoidance
- pain
- post-traumatic stress
- self-efficacy
- trauma
Projects
- 2 Finished
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Socioeconomic impacts of fault attribution after a motor vehicle crash
Giummarra, M.
Australian Research Council (ARC)
2/01/17 → 15/12/20
Project: Research
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Empathy and personal experience of pain when seeing others in pain
Giummarra, M.
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (Australia)
1/01/12 → 18/10/16
Project: Research