| Abstract [eng] |
The aim of this study was both to investigate the associations of pain and emotional state (anxiety, depression) with pain acceptance and to identify differences in pain acceptance according to sociodemographic data (age, gender, parenthood, marital status). The original study sample consisted of 100 oncology patients. However, 34 participants reported no current pain, thus were excluded from the study sample. The final sample consisted of 66 oncology patients, 84.8% female (N = 56), 15.2% male (N = 10). Age ranged from 33 to 77 (M = 55.21, SD = 11.23). Depression and anxiety were assessed using the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21; Henry & Crawford, 2005). Pain acceptance was assessed using the short version of the Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire (CPAQ-8; Fish et al., 2010). A numerical scale (from 0 to 10) was used to assess the intensity of pain. Pain acceptance was found to be significantly higher in men than women. In this study, Pain willingness is significantly related to marital status and age; Older patients have higher pain willingness than younger patients. Significant relationship between pain acceptance and parenthood was not established. Negative associations of pain, anxiety and depression with pain acceptance were found. Pain acceptance significantly predicts anxiety and depression. In this study, emotional state can be predicted by pain willingness, but not by activity engagement. The results provide insight into the importance of pain acceptance in cancer patient samples and the construct's association with cancer pain symptomatology. |
