Goal conflict in chronic pain: day reconstruction method
Background When suffering from chronic pain, attempts to control or avoid pain often compete with other daily activities. Engaging in one activity excludes engaging in another, equally valued activity, which is referred to as “goal conflict.” As yet, the presence and effects of goal conflicts in pat...
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doaj-95aba54bde794045896a7c7223f021de2020-11-25T01:17:12ZengPeerJ Inc.PeerJ2167-83592018-08-016e527210.7717/peerj.5272Goal conflict in chronic pain: day reconstruction methodNathalie Claes0Johan W.S. Vlaeyen1Emelien Lauwerier2Michel Meulders3Geert Crombez4Research Group Health Psychology, KU Leuven, Leuven, BelgiumResearch Group Health Psychology, KU Leuven, Leuven, BelgiumDepartment of Experimental-Clinical and Health Psychology, Ghent University, Ghent, BelgiumCenter for Information Management, Modeling and Simulation, KU Leuven, Leuven, Brussels, BelgiumDepartment of Experimental-Clinical and Health Psychology, Ghent University, Ghent, BelgiumBackground When suffering from chronic pain, attempts to control or avoid pain often compete with other daily activities. Engaging in one activity excludes engaging in another, equally valued activity, which is referred to as “goal conflict.” As yet, the presence and effects of goal conflicts in patients with chronic pain remain poorly understood. Methods This study systematically mapped the presence and experience of goal conflicts in patients with fibromyalgia compared to healthy controls. A total of 40 patients and 37 controls completed a semi-structured interview in which they first reconstructed the previous day, identified conflicts experienced during that day, and classified each of the conflicting goals in one of nine goal categories. Additionally, they assessed how they experienced the previous day and the reported conflicts. Results Results showed that patients did not experience more goal conflicts than healthy controls, but that they did differ in the type of conflicts experienced. Compared to controls, patients reported more conflicts related to pain, and fewer conflicts involving work-related, social or pleasure-related goals. Moreover, patients experienced conflicts as more aversive and more difficult to resolve than control participants. Discussion This study provides more insight in the dynamics of goal conflict in daily life, and indicates that patients experience conflict as more aversive than controls, and that conflict between pain control (and avoidance) and other valued activities is part of the life of patients.https://peerj.com/articles/5272.pdfFibromyalgiaFear-avoidanceGoal conflict |
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Goal conflict in chronic pain: day reconstruction method |
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Background When suffering from chronic pain, attempts to control or avoid pain often compete with other daily activities. Engaging in one activity excludes engaging in another, equally valued activity, which is referred to as “goal conflict.” As yet, the presence and effects of goal conflicts in patients with chronic pain remain poorly understood. Methods This study systematically mapped the presence and experience of goal conflicts in patients with fibromyalgia compared to healthy controls. A total of 40 patients and 37 controls completed a semi-structured interview in which they first reconstructed the previous day, identified conflicts experienced during that day, and classified each of the conflicting goals in one of nine goal categories. Additionally, they assessed how they experienced the previous day and the reported conflicts. Results Results showed that patients did not experience more goal conflicts than healthy controls, but that they did differ in the type of conflicts experienced. Compared to controls, patients reported more conflicts related to pain, and fewer conflicts involving work-related, social or pleasure-related goals. Moreover, patients experienced conflicts as more aversive and more difficult to resolve than control participants. Discussion This study provides more insight in the dynamics of goal conflict in daily life, and indicates that patients experience conflict as more aversive than controls, and that conflict between pain control (and avoidance) and other valued activities is part of the life of patients. |
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