Personality of Patients with Pain. Issue 2 (June 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sakakibara, Toshihiko; Wang, Zhuo; Kasai, Yuichi
• Is Part Of: Journal of musculoskeletal pain. Volume 22:Issue 2(2014)
• Page Start: 125
• Page End: 128
• Publication Date: 2014-06
• Subjects: Nonarticular rheumatism -- Periodicals; Myalgia -- Periodicals; Pain -- Periodicals; Musculoskeletal system -- Diseases -- Periodicals; 616.7
• DOI: 10.3109/10582452.2014.883011
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1058-2452

Abstract

<abstract> <title>Abstract</title> <p> <italic>Objectives</italic>: The purpose of this study was to clarify the relationship between pain and personality characteristics.</p> <p> <italic>Methods</italic>: We asked the outpatients attending all the clinical departments of Mie University Hospital to complete a questionnaire that included a visual analog scale [VAS] for evaluating pain within the last week and the Maudsley Personality Inventory.</p> <p> <italic>Results</italic>: Out of a total of 5013 outpatients, 3055 answered the questionnaire [collection rate: 60.9 percent]. Based on the VAS, subjects with a VAS = 0 mm were defined as the no pain group [<italic>n = </italic>2, 196], those with 0 mm < VAS < 100 mm as the pain group [<italic>n = </italic>839] and subjects with a VAS = 100 mm as the worst pain group [<italic>n = </italic>20]. Each score of the Maudsley Personality Inventory was compared among the three groups. The <italic>E</italic> score of the pain group was significantly lower than that of the no pain group [<italic>p < </italic>0.01]. The <italic>N</italic> score of the pain group was significantly higher than that of the no pain group [<italic>p < </italic>0.01]. The <italic>L</italic> score of the worst pain group tended to be higher, but there was no significant difference with that of the other two groups.</p> <p> <italic>Conclusion</italic>: There was a significant relationship between pain and personality. The subjects with pain were mostly introverted and neurotic.</p> </abstract>