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The Mediating Role Of Pain Catastrophizing On The Association Between Depression And Pain Severity And Interference Among Elderly Asian Immigrants With Chronic Pain, Hee Jun Kim, Hyunjeong Park, Hee-Soon Juon
The Mediating Role Of Pain Catastrophizing On The Association Between Depression And Pain Severity And Interference Among Elderly Asian Immigrants With Chronic Pain, Hee Jun Kim, Hyunjeong Park, Hee-Soon Juon
Department of Medical Oncology Faculty Papers
Purpose: The association between depression and chronic pain is well established. However, few studies have examined the pathways from depression to chronic pain. The present cross-cultural study aimed to test the mediating effects of pain catastrophizing on associations between depression and chronic pain (eg, pain severity, pain intensity) among Korean American elderly.
Patients and Methods: A total of 132 elderly Korean Americans with chronic pain were recruited from elderly daycare centers and Korean ethnic churches in the community. For mediation analyses, structural equation modeling with full information maximum likelihood estimation method was used. The bias-corrected bootstrap confidence interval (CI) method …