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Impaired Empathic Abilities among Patients with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (Type I)

OBJECTIVE: The aims of this study were to evaluate differences in empathic abilities between patients with complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) Type I and healthy control subjects (HCs) and to assess correlations between empathic abilities and multidimensional aspects of pain. METHODS: Empathic abi...

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Autores principales: Sohn, Hong-Suk, Lee, Do-Hyeong, Lee, Kyung-Jun, Noh, Eun Chung, Choi, Soo-Hee, Jang, Joon Hwan, Kim, Yong Chul, Kang, Do-Hyung
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Publicado: Korean Neuropsychiatric Association 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4701683/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26766944
http://dx.doi.org/10.4306/pi.2016.13.1.34
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author Sohn, Hong-Suk
Lee, Do-Hyeong
Lee, Kyung-Jun
Noh, Eun Chung
Choi, Soo-Hee
Jang, Joon Hwan
Kim, Yong Chul
Kang, Do-Hyung
author_facet Sohn, Hong-Suk
Lee, Do-Hyeong
Lee, Kyung-Jun
Noh, Eun Chung
Choi, Soo-Hee
Jang, Joon Hwan
Kim, Yong Chul
Kang, Do-Hyung
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description OBJECTIVE: The aims of this study were to evaluate differences in empathic abilities between patients with complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) Type I and healthy control subjects (HCs) and to assess correlations between empathic abilities and multidimensional aspects of pain. METHODS: Empathic ability was measured in 32 patients with CRPS Type I and in 36 HCs using the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI). A comprehensive assessment of pain was conducted in the patient group using the West Haven-Yale Multidimensional Pain Inventory (WHYMPI). Psychiatric symptoms were assessed using the Beck Depression and Anxiety Inventories (BDI and BAI), and quality of life was evaluated using the WHO Quality of Life (WHOQOL-BREF) questionnaire. RESULTS: Patients with CRPS showed impaired cognitive and emotional empathic abilities compared with HCs. Significantly lower levels of perspective taking and empathic concern and higher levels of personal distress on the IRI were exhibited by the patient group. Perspective taking and personal distress were associated with affective distress and poor quality of life in social contexts (BDI, BAI, and WHOQOL). However, empathic concern was positively correlated with pain severity and social support from others (WHYMPI). CONCLUSION: A tendency toward self-oriented distress in social cognition was exhibited among patients with CRPS Type I. Impaired empathic ability was shown to have potentially negative effects on subjective emotional outcomes and social performance in the lives of patients. Interventions to improve emotional awareness and theory of mind would be beneficial for enhancing social functioning in patients with CRPS Type I.
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spelling pubmed-47016832016-01-13 Impaired Empathic Abilities among Patients with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (Type I) Sohn, Hong-Suk Lee, Do-Hyeong Lee, Kyung-Jun Noh, Eun Chung Choi, Soo-Hee Jang, Joon Hwan Kim, Yong Chul Kang, Do-Hyung Psychiatry Investig Original Article OBJECTIVE: The aims of this study were to evaluate differences in empathic abilities between patients with complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) Type I and healthy control subjects (HCs) and to assess correlations between empathic abilities and multidimensional aspects of pain. METHODS: Empathic ability was measured in 32 patients with CRPS Type I and in 36 HCs using the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI). A comprehensive assessment of pain was conducted in the patient group using the West Haven-Yale Multidimensional Pain Inventory (WHYMPI). Psychiatric symptoms were assessed using the Beck Depression and Anxiety Inventories (BDI and BAI), and quality of life was evaluated using the WHO Quality of Life (WHOQOL-BREF) questionnaire. RESULTS: Patients with CRPS showed impaired cognitive and emotional empathic abilities compared with HCs. Significantly lower levels of perspective taking and empathic concern and higher levels of personal distress on the IRI were exhibited by the patient group. Perspective taking and personal distress were associated with affective distress and poor quality of life in social contexts (BDI, BAI, and WHOQOL). However, empathic concern was positively correlated with pain severity and social support from others (WHYMPI). CONCLUSION: A tendency toward self-oriented distress in social cognition was exhibited among patients with CRPS Type I. Impaired empathic ability was shown to have potentially negative effects on subjective emotional outcomes and social performance in the lives of patients. Interventions to improve emotional awareness and theory of mind would be beneficial for enhancing social functioning in patients with CRPS Type I. Korean Neuropsychiatric Association 2016-01 2015-10-13 /pmc/articles/PMC4701683/ /pubmed/26766944 http://dx.doi.org/10.4306/pi.2016.13.1.34 Text en Copyright © 2016 Korean Neuropsychiatric Association http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Sohn, Hong-Suk
Lee, Do-Hyeong
Lee, Kyung-Jun
Noh, Eun Chung
Choi, Soo-Hee
Jang, Joon Hwan
Kim, Yong Chul
Kang, Do-Hyung
Impaired Empathic Abilities among Patients with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (Type I)
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title_fullStr Impaired Empathic Abilities among Patients with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (Type I)
title_full_unstemmed Impaired Empathic Abilities among Patients with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (Type I)
title_short Impaired Empathic Abilities among Patients with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (Type I)
title_sort impaired empathic abilities among patients with complex regional pain syndrome (type i)
topic Original Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4701683/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26766944
http://dx.doi.org/10.4306/pi.2016.13.1.34
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