Abstract
The purpose of this study was to test the effectiveness of a brief psychoeducational nursing intervention to alter catastrophizing and improve coping with fibromyalgia, a syndrome of chronic, widespread pain. Catastrophizing is defined as a negative way of thinking about pain that interferes with the development of pain coping self-efficacy, the confidence a person has in their ability to manage pain. In fibromyalgia, catastrophizing has demonstrated a strong relationship to pain severity and daily functioning, but brief interventions targeting catastrophizing have not been tested. Theoretical framework. Bandura's social cognitive model emphasizing self-efficacy as a determinant of behavior was used as the framework for the study.
Sigma Membership
Kappa Mu
Type
Dissertation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Quasi-Experimental Study, Other
Research Approach
Quantitative Research
Keywords:
Coping with Pain, Psychological Effects of Disease, Nursing Pain Patients
Advisor
Merrie Kaas
Degree
PhD
Degree Grantor
University of Minnesota
Degree Year
2008
Recommended Citation
Nelson, Pamela Jean, "Testing an intervention to decrease catastrophizing in persons with fibromyalgia" (2019). Dissertations. 1177.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/1177
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Review Type
None: Degree-based Submission
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2019-11-20
Full Text of Presentation
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Description
This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3299416; ProQuest document ID: 304587024. The author still retains copyright.