Low Pain Self-Efficacy as a Psychological Factor Associated with High Impact Chronic Pain

Self-efficacy, or one ’s ability to overcome challenges and achieve goals, is a critical psychological resilience factor that aids understanding motivation, behavioral change, and health status of people living with various challenging health conditions, such as chronic pain. The current cross-sectional study examined the relationship between pain self-efficacy and high impact chronic pain (HICP). We recruited 262 patients with mixed etiology of chronic pain (65% Female, 79% White, mean age = 58 years with SD = 16) to complete the Chronic Pain Self-Efficacy Scale (CPSS) and Graded Chronic Pain Scale-Revised (GCPS -R).
Source: The Journal of Pain - Category: Materials Science Authors: Source Type: research