The pain of being misunderstood: Invalidation of pain complaints in chronic low back pain patients.
A particular form of social pain is invalidation. Therefore, this study (a) investigates whether patients with chronic low back pain experience invalidation, (b) if it has an influence on their pain, and (c) explores whether various social sources (e.g. partner and work) influence physical pain differentially. A total of 92 patients completed questionnaires, and for analysis, Pearson's correlation coefficients and hierarchical linear regression analyses were conducted. They indicated a significant association between discounting and disability due to pain (respective β = .29, p > .05). Especially, discounting by partner was linked to higher disability ( β = .28, p > .05).
University of Potsdam, Germany.
Sarah
S
Wernicke
University of Potsdam, Germany.
Jessie
J
de Witt Huberts
University of Potsdam, Germany.
Pia-Maria
PM
Wippert
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health; D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000523:psychology*; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010147:Pain Measurement; D012044:Regression Analysis; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
chronic low back pain; disability; invalidation; social pain; social rejection