Pain intensity and self-perceived burden mediate the relationship between family functioning and pain catastrophizing in patients with neuropathic pain.
Nurs Health Sci
; 26(1): e13097, 2024 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-38369318
ABSTRACT
This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the relationship between family functioning, pain intensity, self-perceived burden, and pain catastrophizing. Moreover, we also wanted to explore the multiple mediating roles of pain intensity and self-perceived burden. From October 2022 to March 2023, 252 Chinese people with neuropathic pain completed face-to-face questionnaires to assess family functioning, pain intensity, self-perceived burden, and pain catastrophizing. Data analysis was done using descriptive statistics and a structural equation model. The results showed better family functioning was significantly associated with more intense pain, less self-perceived burden, and less pain catastrophizing. Mediation analysis showed that family functioning could indirectly affect pain catastrophizing through pain intensity and self-perceived burden in addition to a direct effect on pain catastrophizing. Moreover, the mediating variable of pain intensity played a masking role. These findings suggest that good family functioning can effectively reduce the self-perceived burden and pain catastrophizing in patients with neuropathic pain. However, family functioning cannot show its maximum effectiveness, and it may be necessary to construct a model of family functioning suitable for patients with neuropathic pain in the future.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Relações Familiares
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Catastrofização
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Dor Crônica
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População do Leste Asiático
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Neuralgia
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Nurs Health Sci
Assunto da revista:
ENFERMAGEM
Ano de publicação:
2024
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
China