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Identification and Characterization of Unique Subgroups of Chronic Pain Individuals with Dispositional Personality Traits
Objective. The current study attempted to identify and characterize distinct CP subgroups based on their level of dispositional personality traits. The secondary objective was to compare the difference among the subgroups in mood, coping, and disability. Methods. Individuals with chronic pain were a...
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2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4904633/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27445616 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/5187631 |
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author | Mehta, S. Rice, D. McIntyre, A. Getty, H. Speechley, M. Sequeira, K. Shapiro, A. P. Morley-Forster, P. Teasell, R. W. |
author_facet | Mehta, S. Rice, D. McIntyre, A. Getty, H. Speechley, M. Sequeira, K. Shapiro, A. P. Morley-Forster, P. Teasell, R. W. |
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description | Objective. The current study attempted to identify and characterize distinct CP subgroups based on their level of dispositional personality traits. The secondary objective was to compare the difference among the subgroups in mood, coping, and disability. Methods. Individuals with chronic pain were assessed for demographic, psychosocial, and personality measures. A two-step cluster analysis was conducted in order to identify distinct subgroups of patients based on their level of personality traits. Differences in clinical outcomes were compared using the multivariate analysis of variance based on cluster membership. Results. In 229 participants, three clusters were formed. No significant difference was seen among the clusters on patient demographic factors including age, sex, relationship status, duration of pain, and pain intensity. Those with high levels of dispositional personality traits had greater levels of mood impairment compared to the other two groups (p < 0.05). Significant difference in disability was seen between the subgroups. Conclusions. The study identified a high risk group of CP individuals whose level of personality traits significantly correlated with impaired mood and coping. Use of pharmacological treatment alone may not be successful in improving clinical outcomes among these individuals. Instead, a more comprehensive treatment involving psychological treatments may be important in managing the personality traits that interfere with recovery. |
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spelling | pubmed-49046332016-06-30 Identification and Characterization of Unique Subgroups of Chronic Pain Individuals with Dispositional Personality Traits Mehta, S. Rice, D. McIntyre, A. Getty, H. Speechley, M. Sequeira, K. Shapiro, A. P. Morley-Forster, P. Teasell, R. W. Pain Res Manag Research Article Objective. The current study attempted to identify and characterize distinct CP subgroups based on their level of dispositional personality traits. The secondary objective was to compare the difference among the subgroups in mood, coping, and disability. Methods. Individuals with chronic pain were assessed for demographic, psychosocial, and personality measures. A two-step cluster analysis was conducted in order to identify distinct subgroups of patients based on their level of personality traits. Differences in clinical outcomes were compared using the multivariate analysis of variance based on cluster membership. Results. In 229 participants, three clusters were formed. No significant difference was seen among the clusters on patient demographic factors including age, sex, relationship status, duration of pain, and pain intensity. Those with high levels of dispositional personality traits had greater levels of mood impairment compared to the other two groups (p < 0.05). Significant difference in disability was seen between the subgroups. Conclusions. The study identified a high risk group of CP individuals whose level of personality traits significantly correlated with impaired mood and coping. Use of pharmacological treatment alone may not be successful in improving clinical outcomes among these individuals. Instead, a more comprehensive treatment involving psychological treatments may be important in managing the personality traits that interfere with recovery. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016 2016-04-04 /pmc/articles/PMC4904633/ /pubmed/27445616 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/5187631 Text en Copyright © 2016 S. Mehta et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Mehta, S. Rice, D. McIntyre, A. Getty, H. Speechley, M. Sequeira, K. Shapiro, A. P. Morley-Forster, P. Teasell, R. W. Identification and Characterization of Unique Subgroups of Chronic Pain Individuals with Dispositional Personality Traits |
title | Identification and Characterization of Unique Subgroups of Chronic Pain Individuals with Dispositional Personality Traits |
title_full | Identification and Characterization of Unique Subgroups of Chronic Pain Individuals with Dispositional Personality Traits |
title_fullStr | Identification and Characterization of Unique Subgroups of Chronic Pain Individuals with Dispositional Personality Traits |
title_full_unstemmed | Identification and Characterization of Unique Subgroups of Chronic Pain Individuals with Dispositional Personality Traits |
title_short | Identification and Characterization of Unique Subgroups of Chronic Pain Individuals with Dispositional Personality Traits |
title_sort | identification and characterization of unique subgroups of chronic pain individuals with dispositional personality traits |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4904633/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27445616 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/5187631 |
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