Journal article
Pain Intensity, Psychological Inflexibility, and Acceptance of Pain as Predictors of Functioning in Adolescents with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: A Preliminary Investigation
Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings, v 18(3)
2011
PMID: 21630002
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Abstract
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) is a chronic rheumatic disease associated with pain and maladjustment. This study investigated whether pain, acceptance of pain, and psychological inflexibility uniquely predicted functional disability, anxiety, general quality of life (QOL), and health-related quality of life (HQOL) among adolescents with JIA. Twenty-three adolescents with JIA and pain were recruited from a pediatric rheumatology clinic. Participants completed self-report measures pertaining to the key study variables. A series of multiple regression analyses demonstrated that higher pain uniquely predicted higher functional disability. Greater psychological inflexibility uniquely predicted higher anxiety, lower general QOL, and lower HQOL. Increases in acceptance of pain were found to be uniquely related to increases in general QOL. These data confirm prior findings that pain impacts functioning, and provide preliminary findings that psychological inflexibility and acceptance may be important targets of psychological intervention for youth with JIA and pain to improve functioning and QOL.
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- Title
- Pain Intensity, Psychological Inflexibility, and Acceptance of Pain as Predictors of Functioning in Adolescents with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: A Preliminary Investigation
- Creators
- Amanda B. Feinstein - Georgia State UniversityEvan M. Forman - Drexel UniversityAkihiko Masuda - Georgia State UniversityLindsey L. Cohen - Georgia State UniversityJames D. Herbert - Drexel UniversityL. Nandini Moorthy - Department of Pediatrics, University of Medicine and Dentistry of NJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolDonald P. Goldsmith - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings, v 18(3)
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Pediatrics; [Retired Faculty]; Center for Weight, Eating and Lifestyle Science (WELL) [Historical]
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000294361000007
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-80053892867
- Other Identifier
- 991019168736104721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Psychology, Clinical