Coping strategies in chronic pain.
Patients with chronic pain need strategies to manage their pain and its impact, also known as coping. Coping is not restricted to one dimension of functioning; it involves virtually every dimension of human functioning: cognitive, affective, behavioral, and physiological. We review the literature on coping strategies for chronic pain, including concept and types of coping (eg, religious, social, psychological), as well as coping-with-pain questionnaires, studies available, other topics of interest, interventions to enhance coping with pain, and future directions in this field.
Peres
Mario F P
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Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa, Albert Einstein Hospital, Alameda Joaquim Eugênio de Lima, and Department of Neurology, Federal University of São Paulo, 881, São Paulo, SP, 01403-001, Brazil. marioperes@yahoo.com
Lucchetti
Giancarlo
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D000223:Adaptation, Psychological / Q000502:physiology*; D000339:Affect / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology*; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods; D012067:Religion; D012919:Social Behavior