TY - JOUR
T1 - Pain and Pain-Related Impairment in Adults with Cystic Fibrosis
AU - Epker, Jake
AU - Maddrey, Ann Matt
AU - Rosenblatt, Randall
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by a student traineeship award given to Jake Epker by The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
PY - 1999
Y1 - 1999
N2 - The Multidimensional Pain Inventory (MPI) was utilized in a sample of adult outpatients with cystic fibrosis (CF) to assess their perception of pain and its psychosocial consequences. Subsequently, the data were compared to the ratings of pain and pain-related impairment in these patients as perceived by two nurses from the CF treatment team, as well as to a quantitative measure of illness severity. The results of these comparisons demonstrate that the majority of adult outpatients with CF reported experiencing lower levels of pain and pain-related impairment than expected, although the male patients tend to report experiencing significantly less impact in these domains than do the female patients. Additionally, the nurses do not underestimate the degree to which patients, especially males, experience pain and pain-related interference from chronic illness. Finally, there was no significant relationship between patients' self-report of pain severity or pain-related interference and an objective measure of disease severity.
AB - The Multidimensional Pain Inventory (MPI) was utilized in a sample of adult outpatients with cystic fibrosis (CF) to assess their perception of pain and its psychosocial consequences. Subsequently, the data were compared to the ratings of pain and pain-related impairment in these patients as perceived by two nurses from the CF treatment team, as well as to a quantitative measure of illness severity. The results of these comparisons demonstrate that the majority of adult outpatients with CF reported experiencing lower levels of pain and pain-related impairment than expected, although the male patients tend to report experiencing significantly less impact in these domains than do the female patients. Additionally, the nurses do not underestimate the degree to which patients, especially males, experience pain and pain-related interference from chronic illness. Finally, there was no significant relationship between patients' self-report of pain severity or pain-related interference and an objective measure of disease severity.
KW - Biopsychosocial
KW - Cystic fibrosis (CF)
KW - Multidimensional Pain inventory (MPI)
KW - Pain
KW - Pain-related impairment
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U2 - 10.1023/A:1026372215275
DO - 10.1023/A:1026372215275
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:2342559997
SN - 1068-9583
VL - 6
SP - 393
EP - 403
JO - Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings
JF - Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings
IS - 4
ER -