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Perceived Entitlement To Pain-Related Support And Pain Catastrophizing: Associations With Perceived And Observed Support, Annmarie Cano, L Leong, J. B. Heller, J. R. Lutz
Perceived Entitlement To Pain-Related Support And Pain Catastrophizing: Associations With Perceived And Observed Support, Annmarie Cano, L Leong, J. B. Heller, J. R. Lutz
Psychology Faculty Research Publications
Studies on the determinants of pain-related support are needed to enhance couples-based treatments for pain. The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which pain catastrophizing and perceived entitlement to pain-related support (i.e., support entitlement) were associated with perceived and observed social support. Participants were 106 chronic pain couples recruited from the community. They completed surveys as well as an observational discussion task. Greater support entitlement in persons with pain was correlated positively with pain catastrophizing, punishing spouse responses, and observed spousal invalidation but negatively correlated with perceived spousal support, solicitous spouse responses, and observed validation. Catastrophizing …
Comorbid Chronic Pain And Depression: Who Is At Risk?, L. R. Miller, Annmarie Cano
Comorbid Chronic Pain And Depression: Who Is At Risk?, L. R. Miller, Annmarie Cano
Psychology Faculty Research Publications
The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence and demographic risk factors of chronic pain and its comorbidity with depression. Computer-assisted telephone interviewing was utilized to obtain a representative community sample in the state of Michigan (N = 1,179). The prevalence of chronic pain due to any cause was 21.9%. Approximately 35% of participants with chronic pain also had comorbid depression (7.7% of the entire sample). Depression was not associated with pain types or sites. A multinomial regression analysis revealed several demographic correlates of chronic pain and depression. Participants with chronic pain or comorbid pain and depression were …