Coping Strategies for Pain and Their Relationship with Pain Level, Disability, and Depression in a Sample of Chronic Pain Patients in Minya Governorate

Abstract

This study aims to examine the relationship between pain coping strategies and levels of pain, disability, and depression among patients with chronic pain. The sample consisted of 58 patients suffering from chronic pain in the lower back, neck, shoulders, and rheumatoid conditions, attending the Rheumatology and Joint Diseases Specialty Center in Abu Qirqas, Minya Governorate, Egypt. The study employed several tools, including the Pain Coping Strategies Scale, Pain Intensity Scale, Health Assessment Scale, and Depression Scale. The results indicated a generally negative and non-significant relationship between most coping strategies and pain levels, except for catastrophizing, which showed a significant positive correlation at the 0.01 level. Similarly, coping strategies were negatively and significantly related to disability levels, except for catastrophizing, which again showed a significant positive correlation. Furthermore, catastrophizing and depression were found to be significant predictors of both pain and disability levels.