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Copyright © 2020 Mitsumasa Hida et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License (the “License”), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Abstract

Catastrophic thinking is related to pain intensity and the degree of disability and influences pain care significantly. However, only few studies have investigated the impact of catastrophic thinking on chronic pain (CP) in the community-dwelling elderly population. This study aimed to evaluate the characteristics of CP in the community-dwelling elderly population and to investigate the effects of different periods of CP on cognitive and psychological functions. A total of 187 community-dwelling elderly people met the inclusion criteria and were included in this cross-sectional study. The survey items included demographic data (age and gender), pain-related questionnaires, psychological and cognitive functions, and sleep status. The duration of CP was investigated using three categories: no pain and pain for ≤1 year and ≥1 year. A logistic regression analysis was performed to identify the factors most strongly associated with the presence of CP. The difference in each assessment was compared according to duration of CP among the three groups and analyzed using the chi-square test, Kruskal–Wallis test, and one-way analysis of variance. The PCS scores and depression scores were significantly higher in long duration of CP compared with no pain and pain for ≤1 year. The present study is consistent with the fear-avoidance model and was concluded that community-dwelling elderly people with CP are depressive and tend to magnify their pain with long duration of CP.

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Title
Effects of the Characteristics and Duration of Chronic Pain on Psychosomatic Function in the Community-Dwelling Elderly Population
Author
Hida, Mitsumasa 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Nakamura, Misa 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Imaoka, Masakazu 2 ; Nakao, Hidetoshi 2 ; Tasaki, Fumie 2 ; Omizu, Tomoko 2 ; Takeda, Masatoshi 2 ; Ohnishi, Tadasuke 3 ; Wada, Chikamune 4 

 Department of Rehabilitation, Osaka Kawasaki Rehabilitation University, Mizuma 158, Kaizuka, Osaka 597-0104, Japan; Cognitive Reserve Research Center, Osaka Kawasaki Rehabilitation University, Mizuma 158, Kaizuka, Osaka 597-0104, Japan; Graduate School of Life Science and Systems Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology, 2–4 Hibikino, Wakamatsu-ku, Kitakyushu 808-0196, Japan 
 Department of Rehabilitation, Osaka Kawasaki Rehabilitation University, Mizuma 158, Kaizuka, Osaka 597-0104, Japan; Cognitive Reserve Research Center, Osaka Kawasaki Rehabilitation University, Mizuma 158, Kaizuka, Osaka 597-0104, Japan 
 Frontier Community Rehabilitation Center, Showa-Inan General Hospital, Akaho 3230, Komagane, Nagano 399-4117, Japan 
 Graduate School of Life Science and Systems Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology, 2–4 Hibikino, Wakamatsu-ku, Kitakyushu 808-0196, Japan 
Editor
Giustino Varrassi
Publication year
2020
Publication date
2020
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
ISSN
12036765
e-ISSN
19181523
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2391855145
Copyright
Copyright © 2020 Mitsumasa Hida et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License (the “License”), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/