Role of self-efficacy for pain management and pain catastrophizing in the relationship between pain severity and depressive symptoms in women with breast cancer and pain.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study evaluated the relationship between pain and depressive symptoms through pain self-efficacy and pain catastrophizing in breast cancer patients with pain.

Design

Secondary analysis of a randomized trial investigating a cognitive-behavioral pain management protocol.

Sample

Females (N = 327) with stage I-III breast cancer and report of at least moderate pain.

Methods

Pain severity, pain self-efficacy, pain catastrophizing, and depressive symptoms were measured. The proposed model was assessed using structural equation modeling.

Results

Higher pain severity was significantly related to lower pain self-efficacy and higher pain catastrophizing. Lower pain self-efficacy and higher pain catastrophizing were significantly related to more

SUBMITTER: Fisher HM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9489816 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature