title: A Personal Projects Analysis: examining adaptation to low back pain.
abstract: Personal Projects Analysis (PPA) offers an alternative approach to studying adaptation to illnesses. This study investigated adaptation to low back pain using PPA to examine the relationship between participants' perceptions of pain, and their functioning and well-being. Participants appraised their five most important projects on 26 dimensions, such as project value, success and difficulty. Factor analyses of the project ratings yielded five dispositions (Integrity, Personal Agency, Social Visibility, Pain Salience and Stressfulness). In regression analysis all five dispositions significantly predicted Physical and Social Function, Disruption of Roles, and Well-being. ;Pain Salience' was the strongest predictor of functional outcomes, and ;Stressfulness' was the best predictor of well-being.
authors.affiliation: College of Health and Human Services, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, USA. kgn3@unh.edu
authors.forename: Kerryellen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vroman
authors.forename: Kerry
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chamberlain
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Warner
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological / Q000502:physiology*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005239:Fear / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006040:Goals; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000523:psychology; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult