Spouse and Patient Beliefs and Perceptions about Chronic Pain: Effects on Couple Interactions and Patient Pain Behavior

Patients ’ beliefs and perceptions about the causes and meaning of their chronic pain have been shown to correlate with pain levels, mood, and various domains of psychosocial functioning.18,20,21,33,35,45 Although the vast majority of this research has focused on the impact of patient beliefs and perceptio ns about chronic pain, the beliefs and perceptions about chronic pain held by family and friends, particularly spouses, may also be related to patient well-being. Couples research by Cano and colleagues11 support this claim.

Source: The Journal of Pain - April 4, 2019 Category: Materials Science Authors: John W. Burns, Kristina M. Post, David A. Smith, Laura S. Porter, Asokumar Buvanendran, Anne Marie Fras, Francis J. Keefe Tags: Original Reports Source Type: research