UNLABELLED Researchers have demonstrated that certain types of pain coping are correlated with less pain severity and disability and that there are differences between Caucasians and African-American pain patients in their use of specific coping strategies. However, the extent to which racial group differences exist in the associations between pain coping strategies and pain severity, interfere...

BACKGROUND The association between pain and diabetes in older people has been largely unexplored. The aim of this survey was to analyze the prevalence and characteristics of pain among Finnish men and women 65 or older with and without diabetes in primary care. METHODS All home-dwelling persons 65 years or older with diabetes (N = 527) and age and gender matched controls (N = 890) were identi...

Introduction: Attentional processes are involved in the experience of itch and pain. They interrupt task performance (ie, attentional interference) or bias allocation attention toward somatosensory stimulation, that is, (AB). Research on AB pain is mostly focused stimuli with short durations; hampering generalization to tonic sensations. Evidence for lacking so far. This study investigated inte...

UNLABELLED Pain intensity is commonly measured by patient ratings on numerical rating scales (NRS). However, grouping such ratings into categories may be useful for guiding treatment decisions or interpreting clinical trial outcomes. The purpose of this study was to examine pain intensity classification in 2 samples of persons with spinal cord injuries (SCI) and chronic pain. The first sample (...

Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience urging the individual to take action to restore the integrity of the body. The transition from a common episode of acute pain to a state of intermittent or chronic pain has been a constant preoccupation of researchers and clinicians alike. In this review, we approach chronic pain from a modern learning perspective that incorporates cognitiv...

Abstract Objective Although evidence-based psychological interventions improve chronic pain, many patients do not engage in behavioral health services. Offering a brief intervention medical setting may provide benefits to with pain. The purpose of this study was examine preliminary outcomes for pain delivered primary care. Design Pilot randomized controlled trial. Setting Primary care clinic. S...

Objective. Although cancer pain (consistent and breakthrough pain [BTP; pain flares interrupting well-controlled baseline pain]) is common among cancer patients, its characteristics, etiology, and impact on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) across the lifespan are poorly understood. Design. This longitudinal study examines agebased differences and pain-related interference in young and old...