Age and psychosocial contributors to well-being among older adults living with chronic pain
Objectives This study examined the influence of age variables along with psychosocial variables on well-being among older adults living with chronic pain.Methods Using a cross-sectional survey design, older adults living with chronic pain in Canada (N = 220) completed an online survey assessing age...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2024-12-01
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| Series: | Cogent Psychology |
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| Online Access: | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311908.2024.2320469 |
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| Summary: | Objectives This study examined the influence of age variables along with psychosocial variables on well-being among older adults living with chronic pain.Methods Using a cross-sectional survey design, older adults living with chronic pain in Canada (N = 220) completed an online survey assessing age variables (ie age at onset of chronic pain, current age), psychosocial variables (ie pain catastrophizing, pain disability, physical functioning, psychological inflexibility), and well-being variables (ie autonomy, environmental mastery, self-acceptance, overall eudaimonic well-being).Results Current age, but not age of onset of chronic pain, significantly predicted eudaimonic well-being and self-acceptance. Physical functioning, pain catastrophizing, and pain disability significantly predicted eudaimonic well-being, autonomy, and environmental mastery. Pain catastrophizing also significantly predicted self-acceptance. With regards to the relative importance of effect sizes, physical functioning followed by pain catastrophizing were the most important factors contributing to autonomy, environmental mastery, and self-acceptance. These psychosocial factors were more important for self-acceptance than they were for autonomy or environmental mastery.Conclusion When living with chronic pain, the psychosocial variables of most importance to older adults’ well-being may be physical functioning and pain catastrophizing, and the development of psychological interventions for older chronic pain populations should account for these psychosocial factors. |
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| ISSN: | 2331-1908 |