Associations of psychologic factors with multiple chronic overlapping pain conditions

Roger B. Fillingim, Richard Ohrbach, Joel D. Greenspan, Anne E. Sanders, Nuvan Rathnayaka, William Maixner, Gary D. Slade

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Abstract

Aims: To characterize psychologic functioning across five chronic overlapping pain conditions (COPCs)-temporomandibular disorders, fibromyalgia, low back pain, headache, and irritable bowel syndrome-and their overlaps. Methods: Participants were 655 adults in the OPPERA study. Psychologic variables were standardized in separate logistic regression models to compare their relative strength of association with each COPC. Random forest regression was used to explore the association of all psychologic measures with COPCs simultaneously. Linear regression analyses examined whether the count of COPCs was associated with psychologic measures. Results: In univariate and multivariable analyses, measures of somatic symptom burden showed the strongest associations with individual COPCs and with the number of COPCs. Additional psychologic variables that showed significant associations with individual COPCs and their overlap included negative mood, perceived stress, and pain catastrophizing. Conclusion: These findings highlight the importance of psychologic functioning in the assessment and management of these overlapping pain conditions. J Oral Facial Pain Headache 2020.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)s85-s100a
JournalJournal of Oral and Facial Pain and Headache
Volume34
DOIs
StatePublished - 2020
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Chronic overlapping pain conditions
  • Headache
  • Low back pain
  • Pain assessment
  • Psychological factors
  • Temporomandibular disorder

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Dentistry (miscellaneous)
  • Clinical Neurology
  • Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

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