Pain and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms: Dyadic Relationships Between Canadian Armed Forces Members/Veterans With Chronic Pain and Their Offspring.
J Pain
; 25(8): 104516, 2024 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-38580101
ABSTRACT
Chronic pain and mental health issues occur at higher rates in Veterans than the general population. One widely recognized mental health issue faced by Veterans is post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Trauma symptoms and pain frequently co-occur and are mutually maintained due to shared mechanisms. Many Veterans are also parents. Parental physical and mental health issues significantly predict children's chronic pain and related functioning, which can continue into adulthood. Only 1 U.S.-based study has examined pain in the offspring of Veterans, suggesting a heightened risk for pain. Research to date has not examined the associations between trauma and pain and the dyadic influences of these symptoms, among Veterans, and their children. The current study aimed to describe pain characteristics in Canadian Armed Forces Members/Veterans with chronic pain and their offspring (youth and adult children aged 9-38). Cross-lagged panel models were conducted to examine dyadic relationships between pain interference and trauma symptoms of Canadian Armed Forces Members/Veterans and their offspring. Over half of adult offspring and over one-quarter of youth offspring reported chronic pain. Results revealed effects between one's own symptoms of PTSD and pain interference. No significant effects of parents on offspring or offspring on parents were found. The findings highlight the interconnection between pain and PTSD consistent with mutual maintenance models and a lack of significant interpersonal findings suggestive of resiliency in this unique population. PERSPECTIVE We characterized chronic pain in the offspring of Canadian Armed Forces Members/Veterans with chronic pain and examined dyadic relationships between PTSD symptoms and chronic pain interference. Findings revealed that PTSD symptoms and pain interference were related within Veterans and offspring, but no dyadic relationships were found, which could reflect resiliency.
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01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
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Veterans
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Adult Children
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Chronic Pain
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Military Personnel
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
J Pain
Journal subject:
NEUROLOGIA
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PSICOFISIOLOGIA
Year:
2024
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Article
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