January 1, 1997Health Psychology

Linking symptom-specific physiological reactivity to pain severity in chronic low back pain patients: A test of mediation and moderation models.

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Why the study?

Does symptom-specific physiological reactivity to stress predict pain severity in chronic low back pain patients?

Population

107 patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP)

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

JBJohn W. BurnsRush University Medical Center SWSandra WiegnerMary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital MDMartha DerlethLake County

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Implication

Lower paraspinal reactivity with high depression may mark greater pain severity in chronic low back pain; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation.

Structured PICO

Does symptom-specific physiological reactivity to stress predict pain severity in chronic low back pain patients?

Population

107 patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP)

Intervention

Mental arithmetic (MA) and an anger recall interview (stressors)

Outcome

Pain severity (PS)patient reported

A profile of lower paraspinal hyperreactivity combined with depressed affect may aggravate chronic low back pain.

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Burns et al. (1997) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9538cba15fb1352cb2e688 https://doi.org/10.1037//0278-6133.16.4.319

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Implication

Lower paraspinal reactivity with high depression may mark greater pain severity in chronic low back pain; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation.

Linking symptom-specific physiological reactivity to pain severity in chronic low back pain patients: A test of mediation and moderation models.

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Implication

Structured PICO

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Linking symptom-specific physiological reactivity to pain severity in chronic low back pain patients: A test of mediation and moderation models.

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Structured PICO

Cite This Study

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