The buffering role of positive affect on the association between pain intensity and pain related outcomes
Conclusion The findings are consistent with the possibility that positive affect may buffer the impact of pain intensity on negative affect and depressive symptoms. Longitudinal and experimental research is needed to determine the potential benefits of treatments that increase positive affect on negative affect and depressive symptoms in chronic pain populations. Implications The study findings suggest the possibility that “positive psychology” interventions which increase positive affect could benefit individuals with chronic pain by reducing the impact of pain on negative outcomes. Research to test this possibility ...
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Pain - October 4, 2016 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research
The meaning and consequences of amputation and mastectomy from the perspective of pain and suffering – Lessons to be learned and relearned
Publication date: Available online 28 September 2016 Source:Scandinavian Journal of Pain Author(s): Stephen Butler (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Pain)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Pain - September 29, 2016 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research
Pain relief during childbirth: Efficacy and safety of prolonging labour-analgesia with morphine directly into the lumbar cerebro-spinal-fluid (CSF)
Publication date: October 2016 Source:Scandinavian Journal of Pain, Volume 13 Author(s): Harald Breivik (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Pain)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Pain - September 21, 2016 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research
Attitude and belief of pain-therapists are important when trying to help chronic pain patients: The Norwegian version of the Pain Attitudes and Beliefs Scale (PABS) improved by Rasch analysis
Publication date: October 2016 Source:Scandinavian Journal of Pain, Volume 13 Author(s): Cecilie Røe (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Pain)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Pain - September 20, 2016 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research
The relationship between chronic pain and cardiovascular disease: Squaring the circle?
Publication date: October 2016 Source:Scandinavian Journal of Pain, Volume 13 Author(s): Mads U. Werner (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Pain)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Pain - September 20, 2016 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research
Local infiltration analgesia (LIA), risk of local anaesthetic systemic toxicity (LAST) and kidney failure from NSAID in elderly patients
Publication date: October 2016 Source:Scandinavian Journal of Pain, Volume 13 Author(s): Harald Breivik (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Pain)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Pain - September 20, 2016 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research
Cortical reorganization of the healthy hand in upper-limb complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS): Is reorganizations of common beliefs about CRPS necessary?
Publication date: October 2016 Source:Scandinavian Journal of Pain, Volume 13 Author(s): Stephen Butler (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Pain)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Pain - September 20, 2016 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research
Measuring outcomes of pain management
Publication date: Available online 20 September 2016 Source:Scandinavian Journal of Pain Author(s): Ulf E. Kongsgaard (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Pain)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Pain - September 19, 2016 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research
Is there hope for the most complicated chronic pain patients facing back surgery?
Publication date: October 2016 Source:Scandinavian Journal of Pain, Volume 13 Author(s): Stephen Butler (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Pain)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Pain - September 15, 2016 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research
Anxiety could play a larger role than depression in migraine headache
Publication date: October 2016 Source:Scandinavian Journal of Pain, Volume 13 Author(s): Silje Endresen Reme (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Pain)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Pain - September 13, 2016 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research
The intricate relationship amongst pain intensity, fear and avoidance
Publication date: October 2016 Source:Scandinavian Journal of Pain, Volume 13 Author(s): Johan W.S. Vlaeyen (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Pain)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Pain - September 13, 2016 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research
Improving pain treatment in children
Publication date: Available online 13 September 2016 Source:Scandinavian Journal of Pain Author(s): Hanna Karstensen, Nanna Brix Finnerup, Harald Breivik (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Pain)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Pain - September 12, 2016 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research
Assessment and treatment at a pain clinic: A one-year follow-up of patients with chronic pain
Conclusions The study describes rarely explored groups of patients with chronic pain at a pain clinic. Severe pain problems were present in both groups at their first visit. A statistically significant improvement could be seen in the group that was conventionally treated while this was not the case among those subjects who were assessed and referred. The results imply, that relatively limited treatment strategies were helpful for the patients’ health-related quality of life. Despite these improvements, the patients were not fully recovered, pointing to the chronicity of pain conditions and the need of support for many p...
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Pain - September 8, 2016 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research
Analysis of pain-intensity measurements
Publication date: October 2016 Source:Scandinavian Journal of Pain, Volume 13 Author(s): Eva Skovlund, Harald Breivik (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Pain)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Pain - September 3, 2016 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research
Item response theory analysis of the Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire
Conclusions The results from this IRT analysis add to the body of evidence based on classical test theory illustrating the strong psychometric properties of the PSEQ. Despite the relatively poor performance of Item 7, its clinical utility warrants its retention in the questionnaire. Implications The strong psychometric properties of the PSEQ support its use as an effective tool for assessing self-efficacy in people with pain. (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Pain)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Pain - August 27, 2016 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research
