TY - JOUR
T1 - Psychological flexibility moderates the relation between PTSD symptoms and daily pain interference
AU - Berghoff, Christopher R.
AU - McDermott, Michael J.
AU - Dixon-Gordon, Katherine L.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2018/4/1
Y1 - 2018/4/1
N2 - Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms are associated with increased physical health problems, including chronic pain. Although researchers have identified several risk factors that partially account for the co-occurrence of PTSD symptoms and pain, a substantial amount of variance remains unexplained in these models. The present study evaluated psychological flexibility (PF) as a potential moderator of the relation between probable PTSD diagnosis and pain interference in daily life. Probable PTSD participants reported significantly greater daily pain severity and interference, and greater daily pain interference when controlling for pain severity, relative to non-PTSD participants. PF emerged as a significant moderator of the relation of PTSD and pain interference. Participants with probable PTSD reported greater pain interference only in conjunction with low levels of PF. Results suggest psychosocial treatments that target PF as a means of improving functioning may improve outcomes for patients with co-occurring PTSD and chronic pain.
AB - Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms are associated with increased physical health problems, including chronic pain. Although researchers have identified several risk factors that partially account for the co-occurrence of PTSD symptoms and pain, a substantial amount of variance remains unexplained in these models. The present study evaluated psychological flexibility (PF) as a potential moderator of the relation between probable PTSD diagnosis and pain interference in daily life. Probable PTSD participants reported significantly greater daily pain severity and interference, and greater daily pain interference when controlling for pain severity, relative to non-PTSD participants. PF emerged as a significant moderator of the relation of PTSD and pain interference. Participants with probable PTSD reported greater pain interference only in conjunction with low levels of PF. Results suggest psychosocial treatments that target PF as a means of improving functioning may improve outcomes for patients with co-occurring PTSD and chronic pain.
KW - Daily diary
KW - Pain interference
KW - Pain severity
KW - Posttraumatic stress disorder
KW - Psychological flexibility
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U2 - 10.1016/j.paid.2017.12.012
DO - 10.1016/j.paid.2017.12.012
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85037657985
SN - 0191-8869
VL - 124
SP - 130
EP - 134
JO - Personality and Individual Differences
JF - Personality and Individual Differences
ER -