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Self-compassion in patients with persistent musculoskeletal pain: relationship of self-compassion to adjustment to persistent pain.

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Wren, AA; Somers, TJ; Wright, MA; Goetz, MC; Leary, MR; Fras, AM; Huh, BK; Rogers, LL; Keefe, FJ
Published in: J Pain Symptom Manage
April 2012

CONTEXT: Self-compassion entails qualities such as kindness and understanding toward oneself in difficult circumstances and may influence adjustment to persistent pain. Self-compassion may be a particularly influential factor in pain adjustment for obese individuals who suffer from persistent pain, as they often experience heightened levels of pain and lower levels of psychological functioning. OBJECTIVES: The purpose of the present study was to examine the relationship of self-compassion to pain, psychological functioning, pain coping, and disability among patients who have persistent musculoskeletal pain and who are obese. METHODS: Eighty-eight obese patients with persistent pain completed a paper-and-pencil self-report assessment measure before or after their appointment with their anesthesiologist. RESULTS: Hierarchical linear regression analyses demonstrated that even after controlling for important demographic variables, self-compassion was a significant predictor of negative affect (β=-0.48, P<0.001), positive affect (β=0.29, P=0.01), pain catastrophizing (β=-0.32, P=0.003), and pain disability (β=-0.24, P<0.05). CONCLUSION: The results of this study indicate that self-compassion may be important in explaining the variability in pain adjustment among patients who have persistent musculoskeletal pain and are obese.

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J Pain Symptom Manage

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EISSN

1873-6513

Publication Date

April 2012

Volume

43

Issue

4

Start / End Page

759 / 770

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Stress, Psychological
  • Self-Assessment
  • Risk Factors
  • Risk Assessment
  • Prevalence
  • Obesity
  • North Carolina
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
 

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Wren, A. A., Somers, T. J., Wright, M. A., Goetz, M. C., Leary, M. R., Fras, A. M., … Keefe, F. J. (2012). Self-compassion in patients with persistent musculoskeletal pain: relationship of self-compassion to adjustment to persistent pain. J Pain Symptom Manage, 43(4), 759–770. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2011.04.014
Wren, Anava A., Tamara J. Somers, Melissa A. Wright, Mark C. Goetz, Mark R. Leary, Anne Marie Fras, Billy K. Huh, Lesco L. Rogers, and Francis J. Keefe. “Self-compassion in patients with persistent musculoskeletal pain: relationship of self-compassion to adjustment to persistent pain.J Pain Symptom Manage 43, no. 4 (April 2012): 759–70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2011.04.014.
Wren AA, Somers TJ, Wright MA, Goetz MC, Leary MR, Fras AM, et al. Self-compassion in patients with persistent musculoskeletal pain: relationship of self-compassion to adjustment to persistent pain. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2012 Apr;43(4):759–70.
Wren, Anava A., et al. “Self-compassion in patients with persistent musculoskeletal pain: relationship of self-compassion to adjustment to persistent pain.J Pain Symptom Manage, vol. 43, no. 4, Apr. 2012, pp. 759–70. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2011.04.014.
Wren AA, Somers TJ, Wright MA, Goetz MC, Leary MR, Fras AM, Huh BK, Rogers LL, Keefe FJ. Self-compassion in patients with persistent musculoskeletal pain: relationship of self-compassion to adjustment to persistent pain. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2012 Apr;43(4):759–770.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Pain Symptom Manage

DOI

EISSN

1873-6513

Publication Date

April 2012

Volume

43

Issue

4

Start / End Page

759 / 770

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Stress, Psychological
  • Self-Assessment
  • Risk Factors
  • Risk Assessment
  • Prevalence
  • Obesity
  • North Carolina
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans