17 research outputs found
Psychological Predictors of Seeking Help from Mental Health Practitioners among a Large Sample of Polish Young Adults
Does Health Status Influence Acceptance of Illness in Patients with Chronic Respiratory Diseases?
Control of negative emotions and its implication for illness perception among psoriasis and vitiligo patients
Time perspective as a predictor of acute postsurgical pain and coping with pain following abdominal surgery
Background: The aim of this study was to predict acute postsurgical pain and coping with pain following surgery based on preoperative time perspectives. Time perspective is a basic dimension of psychological time. It is a tendency to focus on a particular time area: the past, the present and the future. Method: Seventy-six patients completed measures of time perspective and pain 24 h before abdominal surgery. During the 3 days after surgery, measures of pain and coping with pain were completed. Results: We performed hierarchical regression analyses to identify predictors of acute postsurgical pain and how patients cope with it. These analyses suggested that a preoperative past-negative time perspective can be a predictor of postoperative pain level and catastrophizing after surgery. Conclusion: The findings of our study indicate the importance of time perspective, especially the past perspective, in dealing with postoperative pain. Significance: Our research indicates that a preoperative past-negative time perspective is a significant predictor of acute postsurgical pain
intensity and the strongest predictor of pain catastrophizing