The potential bufering role of self‑efcacy and pain acceptance against invalidation in rheumatic diseases
A substantial amount of people with a rheumatic disease perceive invalidation consisting of lack of understanding and discounting (negative social responses). To get insight into the potential bufering role of self-efcacy and pain acceptance against invalidation, this crosssectional study examined a...
| Authors: | , , , , |
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| Format: | article |
| Publication Date: | 2018 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia (UCAM) |
| Repository: | RIUCAM. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorio.ucam.edu:10952/2939 |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10952/2939 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Acceptance Acceptance and commitment therapy Invalidation Psychological adjustment Rheumatic disease Self-efcacy |
| Summary: | A substantial amount of people with a rheumatic disease perceive invalidation consisting of lack of understanding and discounting (negative social responses). To get insight into the potential bufering role of self-efcacy and pain acceptance against invalidation, this crosssectional study examined associations between these variables. Spanish speaking people (N = 1153, 91% female, mean age 45 ± 11 years) with one or multiple rheumatic diseases completed online the Illness Invalidation Inventory, the Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire, and the Chronic Disease Self-Efcacy Scale. Higher self-efcacy (t = − 4.80, p = < 0.001) and pain acceptance (t = − 7.99, p = < 0.001) were additively associated with discounting. Higher self-efcacy (t = − 5.41, p = < 0.001) and pain acceptance (t = − 5.71, p = < 0.001) were also additively associated with lack of understanding. The combined occurrence of high self-efcacy and high acceptance was associated most clearly with lower lack of understanding (interaction: t = − 2.12, p = 0.034). The fndings suggest the usefulness of examining whether interventions aimed at increasing self-efcacy and pain acceptance can help people with rheumatic diseases for whom invalidation is a considerable burden. |
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