Do difficulties in emotional processing predict procedure pain and shape the patient's colonoscopy experience?

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Pain and fear of colonoscopy are inter-related; they make the colonoscopy experience unpleasant and impede adherence to colorectal cancer screening and prevention campaigns. According to previous research, fear and pain have been found to depend on patients' maladaptive cognitions and exaggerated emotional responses. The present study investigated whether emotional processing difficulties predicted colonoscopy pain and the associated catastrophising thoughts.

Design

Prospective, observational, blinded.

Method

A sample of 123 patients was assessed for specific emotional processing difficulties (ie, suppression of emotions, unprocessed emotions, failure to control emotions, avoidance of emotional triggers and impoverished emotional experience) and anxiety-rel

SUBMITTER: Pontone S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8860019 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature