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Pain Anxiety Symptoms and Chronic Low Back Pain:

Pain Anxiety Symptoms and Chronic Low Back Pain: Differences between Greek Men and Women Patients Baliotis , K., 1 Korakakis , V., 2 Katri F., 3 Dragioti , E., 4 Kotrsotsiou , E., 5 & Gouva , M. 6

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Pain Anxiety Symptoms and Chronic Low Back Pain:

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  1. Pain Anxiety Symptoms and Chronic Low Back Pain: Differences between Greek Men and Women Patients Baliotis, K.,1Korakakis, V.,2Katri F., 3Dragioti, E.,4Kotrsotsiou, E.,5 & Gouva, M.6 Postgraduate Program “Primary Care Health”, Medical School - University of Thessaly – Greece The mean scores (±SD) for men and women with CLBP and the p values from the T-tests were respectively: PASS-20 total score, 22,19±9,09 and 30,11±14,15, (P=0,000), for avoidance, 8,15±3,02 and 9,65±4,46, (P=0,025), for fearfull thinking, 6,64±2,99 and 8,33±3,91, (P=0,002), for cognitive anxiety 3,98 ±2,72 and 5,90 ± 4,20, (P=0,005) and for Physiological Responses 3,42 ±2,53 and 6,21 ± 3,67, (P=0,000). Results Introduction . Anxiety of pain plays a very important role in pain persistence and disability in patients with musculoskeletal pain. Aim The aim of the present study was the evaluation of pain anxiety symptoms in patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP) and the differences between genders. Two-hundred and one patients with CLBP participated in the present study (53 men - 148 women, mean age±SD 37,4±13,7). The measures used were: Pain Anxiety Symptoms Scale-PASS-20 (McCracken & Dhingra, 2002) and another questionnaire with socio-demographics and attitudes and self-reported questions data on the impact of the chronic pain in their life. Materials and Methods Table 2: Pain Anxiety Symptoms and differences between men and women with chronic low back pain (CLBP) The results of the present study revealed the high levels of pain anxiety symptoms in patients with CLBP. Furthermore, women were found to be affected of pain anxiety symptoms more than men. • Asmundson,G.J.G., Vlaeyen, J.W. S. & Crombez, G. (2004). Understanding and Treating Fear of Pain, Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 3–24. • Heft Μ., Meng Χ., Bradley Μ. and Lang J. (2007). Gender differences in reported dental fear and fear of dental pain. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol., 35 (6), pp. 421-8. • McNeil W.D., & Rainwater J.A. (1998).Development of the Fear of Pain Questionnaire - III. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 21, (4), pp. 389-410. • Vlaeyen J. W. S., & Linton S. J. (2000). Fear-avoidance and its consequences in chronic musculoskeletal pain: A state of the art review. Pain, 85, pp. 317-332. Conclusion References

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