In the first part of the project, we will present studies conducted on individuals with chronic low back pain and obesity. In the first study, the objective was to validate a questionnaire (Start Back Screening Tool) developed to assess both physical and psychological characteristics of the patient's pain experience. Next, we assessed the contribution of pain catastrophizing and kinesiophobia to perceived pain intensity and disability. Finally, kinesiophobia was then assessed as a mediator of the relationship between pain intensity and disability. The second part of this thesis project focused on fibromyalgia. The first study aimed to assess the reliability and level of agreement of a self-administered questionnaire and a clinical interview conducted by a rheumatologist. We then assessed the contribution of pain catastrophizing and pain acceptance in explaining self-report and performance-based disability. Next, we evaluated the role of pain catastrophizing, kinesiophobia, and acceptance as mediators of the relationship between pain intensity and disability. Finally, we assessed the mediating role of catastrophizing, acceptance, and kinesiophobia in the association between pain intensity and disability. Specifically, disability was assessed using both self-report and performance-based measures.
Nella prima parte del progetto, presenteremo gli studi condotti su individui con dolore lombare cronico e obesità. Nel primo studio l'obiettivo era quello di validare un questionario (Start Back Screening Tool) sviluppato per valutare sia le caratteristiche fisiche che psicologiche dell'esperienza del dolore del paziente. Successivamente, abbiamo valutato il contributo della catastrofizzazione del dolore e della kinesiofobia all'intensità del dolore percepito e alla disabilità. Infine, la kinesiofobia è stata poi valutata come mediatore della relazione tra intensità del dolore e disabilità. La seconda parte di questo progetto di tesi si è concentrata sulla fibromialgia. Il primo studio mirava a valutare l'affidabilità e il livello di accordo di un questionario autosomministrato e un intervista clinica condotta da un reumatologo. Abbiamo poi valutato il contributo di catastrofizzazione del dolore e accettazione del dolore, nello spiegare la disabilità self report e performance based. In seguito abbiamo valutato il ruolo della catastrofizzazione del dolore, della kinesiofobia e dell'accettazione come mediatori della relazione tra intensità del dolore e disabilità. Infine abbiamo valutato il ruolo di mediazione della catastrofizzazione, dell'accettazione e della kinesiofobia nell'associazione tra intensità del dolore e disabilità. In particolare, la disabilità è stata valutata utilizzando sia misure self report che misure performance based.
VARALLO, GIORGIA, COGNITIVE AND EMOTIONAL FACTORS IN CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN, FIBROMYALGIA AND COMORBID OBESITY, MOLINARI, ENRICO, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Milano:Ciclo XXXIV [https://hdl.handle.net/10807/284992]
COGNITIVE AND EMOTIONAL FACTORS IN CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN, FIBROMYALGIA AND COMORBID OBESITY
Varallo, Giorgia
2022
Abstract
In the first part of the project, we will present studies conducted on individuals with chronic low back pain and obesity. In the first study, the objective was to validate a questionnaire (Start Back Screening Tool) developed to assess both physical and psychological characteristics of the patient's pain experience. Next, we assessed the contribution of pain catastrophizing and kinesiophobia to perceived pain intensity and disability. Finally, kinesiophobia was then assessed as a mediator of the relationship between pain intensity and disability. The second part of this thesis project focused on fibromyalgia. The first study aimed to assess the reliability and level of agreement of a self-administered questionnaire and a clinical interview conducted by a rheumatologist. We then assessed the contribution of pain catastrophizing and pain acceptance in explaining self-report and performance-based disability. Next, we evaluated the role of pain catastrophizing, kinesiophobia, and acceptance as mediators of the relationship between pain intensity and disability. Finally, we assessed the mediating role of catastrophizing, acceptance, and kinesiophobia in the association between pain intensity and disability. Specifically, disability was assessed using both self-report and performance-based measures.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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