Strategies for Coping with Neuropathic Pain and Impact of Pain on the Functional Condition of Patients
Introduction. Determining the strategies, which patients implement in order to fight the pain and the extent, to which they are able to control symptoms can greatly facilitate the selection of appropriate treatment. Aim. The study aimed at assessing strategies to cope with pain by patients suffering...
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| description | Introduction. Determining the strategies, which patients implement in order to fight the pain and the extent, to which they are able to control symptoms can greatly facilitate the selection of appropriate treatment.
Aim. The study aimed at assessing strategies to cope with pain by patients suffering from neuropathic pain.
Material and Methods. The study group consisted of 60 patients of the Pain Management Unit aged of 25–80 years suffering from neuropathic pain. The study was performed with the use of Coping Strategies Questionnaire (CSQ), Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) as well as a survey of own design.
Results. The average intensity of pain in the study group was 7.88 in VAS (±1.64). The most widely used strategy for dealing with pain in the study group was Praying (av. 3.3±1.1), whereas on the second place was Catastrophizing (av. 3.1±1.6). The patients over the age of 60 are significantly more likely to apply those strategies than younger patients. The other strategies were applied above all by the patients below 60.
Conclusions. The most often applied strategies in the study group was Praying and Catastrophizing. The choice of strategies for coping with pain varied depending on age, to lesser extend it was conditioned the gender. (JNNN 2016;5(1):10–15) |
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| spelling | doaj-art-deaed00ea95d46ffb5f29d5f00177bab2025-08-20T02:48:53ZengPaństwowa Akademia Nauk Stosowanych we WłocławkuPielęgniarstwo Neurologiczne i Neurochirurgiczne2084-80212299-03212016-06-0151101510.15225/PNN.2016.5.1.234218Strategies for Coping with Neuropathic Pain and Impact of Pain on the Functional Condition of PatientsMałgorzata Kołpa0Ewa Mężyk1Institute of Health Sciences, State Higher Vocational School in Tarnów, PolandGraduate student of Institute of Health Science, State Higher Vocational School in Tarnów, PolandIntroduction. Determining the strategies, which patients implement in order to fight the pain and the extent, to which they are able to control symptoms can greatly facilitate the selection of appropriate treatment. Aim. The study aimed at assessing strategies to cope with pain by patients suffering from neuropathic pain. Material and Methods. The study group consisted of 60 patients of the Pain Management Unit aged of 25–80 years suffering from neuropathic pain. The study was performed with the use of Coping Strategies Questionnaire (CSQ), Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) as well as a survey of own design. Results. The average intensity of pain in the study group was 7.88 in VAS (±1.64). The most widely used strategy for dealing with pain in the study group was Praying (av. 3.3±1.1), whereas on the second place was Catastrophizing (av. 3.1±1.6). The patients over the age of 60 are significantly more likely to apply those strategies than younger patients. The other strategies were applied above all by the patients below 60. Conclusions. The most often applied strategies in the study group was Praying and Catastrophizing. The choice of strategies for coping with pain varied depending on age, to lesser extend it was conditioned the gender. (JNNN 2016;5(1):10–15)https://apcz.umk.pl/PNIN/article/view/38606neuropathic paincoping with paincsqvash |
| spellingShingle | Małgorzata Kołpa Ewa Mężyk Strategies for Coping with Neuropathic Pain and Impact of Pain on the Functional Condition of Patients Pielęgniarstwo Neurologiczne i Neurochirurgiczne neuropathic pain coping with pain csq vash |
| title | Strategies for Coping with Neuropathic Pain and Impact of Pain on the Functional Condition of Patients |
| title_full | Strategies for Coping with Neuropathic Pain and Impact of Pain on the Functional Condition of Patients |
| title_fullStr | Strategies for Coping with Neuropathic Pain and Impact of Pain on the Functional Condition of Patients |
| title_full_unstemmed | Strategies for Coping with Neuropathic Pain and Impact of Pain on the Functional Condition of Patients |
| title_short | Strategies for Coping with Neuropathic Pain and Impact of Pain on the Functional Condition of Patients |
| title_sort | strategies for coping with neuropathic pain and impact of pain on the functional condition of patients |
| topic | neuropathic pain coping with pain csq vash |
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