European journal of pain : EJP
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Previous research has shown that self-compassion is associated with improved functioning and health outcomes among multiple chronic illnesses. However, the role of self-compassion in chronic pain-related functioning is understudied. The present study sought to understand the association between self-compassion and important measures of functioning within a sample of patients with chronic pain. ⋯ Self-compassion is associated with better functioning across multiple general and pain-specific outcomes, with the strongest associations among measures related to psychological functioning and valued living. These findings indicate that self-compassion may be an adaptive process that could minimize the negative impact of chronic pain on important areas of life.
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Pain in Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common and heterogeneous non-motor symptom. Although the characteristics and predictors of pain in general and of central pain in particular are still largely unknown. ⋯ In a consecutive series of 292 patients with PD, almost three quarters of patients with PD reported pain. The study results revealed that pain was related to more severe motor symptoms, anxiety symptoms and comorbidities. Among patients with pain, those with central parkinsonian subtype had distinct demographic and clinical features, including lower levodopa responsiveness for non-axial motor symptoms and greater responsiveness of pain to antiparkinsonian treatment.
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Musculoskeletal (MS) pain is common. It often exists in several sites and is recurrent. Psychosocial difficulties and unhealthy behaviours have been related to multisite MS pain, but no literature has assessed the impact of accumulated psychosocial and lifestyle factors on recurrent multiple MS pain. ⋯ This study found subgroups of adolescents at risk of recurrent multisite musculoskeletal pain during late adolescence. The accumulation of multiple adverse behaviours is likely to provide new perspectives for understanding the multidimensional nature of multiple MS pains.