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Psychological factors are associated with local and generalized pressure pain hypersensitivity, pain intensity, and function in people with chronic shoulder pain : a cross-sectional study
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Objectives To explore the association between psychological factors and shoulder pain intensity, function, as well as local and generalized pressure pain hypersensitivity. Design: a cross-sectional study. Methods 90 participants with chronic shoulder pain were included. Pressure pain thresholds determined the presence of pain hypersensitivity. Pain intensity, function, pain self-efficacy, emotional distress, and pain catastrophizing were also assessed. Analyses were adjusted for gender and age. Results The diagnosis of depression (yes/no answer) was associated with both greater local (standardized β = -0.19[95%CI -0.37 to −0.00]) and generalized (standardized β = -0.20[95%CI -0.39 to −0.01]) pressure pain hypersensitivity. Greater pain self-efficacy was associated with lower local pressure pain hypersensitivity (standardized β = 0.19[95%CI 0.04 to 0.38]). The standardized beta coefficient for the diagnosis of depression indicated that this variable showed the strongest association with pressure pain hypersensitivity. Additionally, greater pain self-efficacy was associated with lower pain intensity (standardized β = -0.34[95%CI -0.51 to −0.17]) and better function (standardized β = -0.47[95%CI -0.63 to −0.30]). Greater pain catastrophizing was associated with more pain intensity (standardized β = 0.35[95%CI 0.18 to 0.52]) and worse function (standardized β = 0.26[95%CI 0.10 to 0.43]). The standardized beta coefficients for pain catastrophizing and pain self-efficacy indicated that both variables showed the strongest association with shoulder pain intensity and function, respectively Conclusion Psychological factors were associated with local and generalized pressure pain hypersensitivity, pain intensity, and function in people with chronic shoulder pain.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Musculoskeletal science & practice. - Amsterdam, 2017, currens
Publication
Amsterdam : Elsevier , 2019
ISSN
2468-8630 [print]
2468-7812 [online]
DOI
10.1016/J.MSKSP.2019.102064
Volume/pages
44 (2019) , 7 p.
Article Reference
102064
UNSP 102064
ISI
000501781100020
Pubmed ID
31605982
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E-only publicatie
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