assessment of pain-related fear in individuals with chronic painful conditions

Authors

Manasi M. Mittinty, The University of AdelaideFollow
Daniel W. McNeil, West Virginia University
David S. Brennan, The University of Adelaide
Cameron L. Randall, University of Washington
Murthy N. Mittinty, The University of Adelaide
Lisa Jamieson, The University of Adelaide

Author ORCID Identifier

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2792-2799

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0766-8455

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7888-0920

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5061-7450

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8778-9793

N/A

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2018

College/Unit

School of Dentistry

Department/Program/Center

Dental Practice & Rural Health

Abstract

Background: Heightened fear and anxiety related to pain may result in emotional and behavioral avoidance responses causing disability, distress, and depression. Fear and anxiety associated with pain can potentially change the course of the pain experience. It is plausible that fear and anxiety related to pain affect the duration and frequency of pain experienced by the patient. Aim: The study aimed to examine the applicability of the Fear of Pain Questionnaire-III (FPQ-III) in identifying who are likely to report longer duration and greater frequency of pain experience. Methods: To test this hypothesis, a cross-sectional study was conducted with 579 individuals from a community-based sample living with chronic pain. The factor structure and validity of FPQ-III in the community-based sample were also tested.

Results: The findings suggest higher fear of severe pain but lower fear of medical pain, associ- ated with longer duration and more frequent pain experience. The analysis also confirmed the three-factor structure of FPQ-III, demonstrating good internal consistency for fear of severe pain (0.71) and fear of medical pain (0.73) and acceptable range for fear of minor pain (0.65). Conclusion: These findings suggest that the FPQ-III can be potentially applied to identify individuals at risk for prolonged continuous pain and as a screening tool to measure fear and anxiety related to pain.

Digital Commons Citation

Mittinty, Manasi M.; McNeil, Daniel W.; Brennan, David S.; Randall, Cameron L.; Mittinty, Murthy N.; and Jamieson, Lisa, "assessment of pain-related fear in individuals with chronic painful conditions" (2018). Faculty & Staff Scholarship. 1924.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/faculty_publications/1924

Source Citation

Mittinty, M. M., McNeil, D. W., Brennan, D. S., Randall, C. L., Mittinty, M. N., & Jamieson, L. (2018). Assessment of pain-related fear in individuals with chronic painful conditions. Journal of Pain Research, Volume 11, 3071–3077. https://doi.org/10.2147/jpr.s163751

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