Coping strategies and laboratory pain in children with sickle cell disease.
Ann Behav Med
; 19(1): 22-9, 1997.
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| ID: mdl-9603674
ABSTRACT
Studies have found that coping strategies are significant predictors of pain report, health care use, and psychosocial adjustment in children with sickle cell disease (SCD); however, the mechanisms of the relationship are not clear. In this study, 41 children with SCD completed a laboratory pain task to analyze their pain perception under standardized conditions. Sensory decision theory analyses were used to analyze the pain perception data. Children and their parents also completed measures of coping strategies and adjustment. Hierarchical regression analyses controlling for the child's age indicated that children who reported using active cognitive and behavioral coping strategies had a lower tendency to report pain during the laboratory pain task. Results are discussed in terms of the utility of using laboratory pain models with children and the need for future intervention studies to target coping strategies in children with SCD pain.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Dor
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Papel do Doente
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Adaptação Psicológica
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Anemia Falciforme
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1997
Tipo de documento:
Article