Perceived Early Childhood Family Influence, Perceived Pain Self-Efficacy, and Chronic Pain Disability: An Exploratory Study

✍ Scribed by Kate R. M. Walker; Richard E. Watts

• Book ID: 102286956
• Publisher: American Counseling Association
• Year: 2009
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 181 KB
• Volume: 8
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1524-6817
• DOI: 10.1002/j.2161-0029.2009.tb00063.x

✦ Synopsis

The authors examined, with adult participants, the relationship between perceived early childhood family influence, pain self-efficacy beliefs, and pain-related disability. Perceived pain self-efficacy explained 37% of the variance in chronic pain disability, but perceived early childhood family influence was not a statistically significant predictor of chronic pain disability.

Chronic pain is an exponentially increasing issue for aging adults in the United States and has stretched the limits of technology and the ability of health care professionals to provide adequate care (Aronoff & Feldman, 2000;Gloth, 2001;Trunks, 2008). Chronic pain deprives individuals of their independence, confidence, quality of life, and often their primary support groups while leaving them with depression, anxiety, and uncertainty regarding a cure or a treatment for their pain condition (Dewar, White,