TY - JOUR
PY - 2020//
TI - Partner abuse among treatment-seeking individuals with chronic pain: prevalence, characteristics, and association with pain-related outcomes
JO - Pain medicine
A1 - Craner, Julia R.
A1 - Lake, Eric S.
A1 - Bancroft, Kimberly E.
A1 - Hanson, Karen M.
SP - ePub
EP - ePub
VL - ePub
IS - ePub
N2 - OBJECTIVE: This study assessed the prevalence of abusive partner relationships among individuals presenting for chronic pain treatment. In addition, this study examined the association between partner abuse histories and pain-relevant outcome variables. DESIGN: Cross-sectional. SETTING: This study took place at a specialty pain rehabilitation treatment center in the Midwestern United States. SUBJECTS: Participants in this study (N = 108) included adults (Mage = 45.73 [15.95] years) presenting for chronic pain treatment who consented to participate in a research study on stress, relationships, and chronic pain. METHODS: Participants completed self-report measures about relationship and abuse histories, physical and mental health, and demographic information. Participants were categorized into the following groups: no intimate partner violence (IPV), past IPV (>12 months ago), or current/recent IPV (≤12 months ago). RESULTS: Results indicated that over half (56%) of the sample endorsed a history of partner abuse and around one-third (29%) of the sample had experienced abuse within the past year. Psychological/emotional abuse was the most common form of abuse reported. Those with current/recent abuse histories reported greater impairment in pain interference, post-traumatic stress symptoms, mental health functioning, and pain self-efficacy compared with those who had not experienced abuse in the past year. CONCLUSIONS: Partner abuse appears common among individuals with chronic pain and is associated with pain-relevant outcomes, warranting additional clinical attention and research in this area. Language: en
LA - en
SN - 1526-2375
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pm/pnaa126
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