Coping, Anxiety, and Pain Intensity in Patients Requiring Thoracic Surgery

Stress, anxiety, and post-surgical chest pain are common problems among patients with thoracic surgical pathology. The way in which psychological distress is managed—the coping style—can influence the postsurgical evolution and quality of life of patients. In our study, we monitored the influence of...

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Autores principales:	Elisei Moise Hasan, Crenguta Livia Calma, Anca Tudor, Cristian Oancea, Voicu Tudorache, Ioan Adrian Petrache, Emanuela Tudorache, Ion Papava
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:285017de170b433f927189cf185e06272021-11-25T18:08:07ZCoping, Anxiety, and Pain Intensity in Patients Requiring Thoracic Surgery10.3390/jpm111112212075-4426https://doaj.org/article/285017de170b433f927189cf185e06272021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2075-4426/11/11/1221https://doaj.org/toc/2075-4426Stress, anxiety, and post-surgical chest pain are common problems among patients with thoracic surgical pathology. The way in which psychological distress is managed—the coping style—can influence the postsurgical evolution and quality of life of patients. In our study, we monitored the influence of coping style on patients’ anxiety and the intensity of post-operative chest pain. We conducted a cross-sectional study on 90 subjects with thoracic surgical pathology. One month after their surgeries, patients completed the following scales and questionnaires, translated, adapted, and validated for the Romanian population: COPE scale inventory, Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 Questionnaire, McGill Pain Questionnaire, and Numeric Pain Rating Scale. Anxiety (evaluated using the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 Questionnaire) and postoperative thoracic pain intensity (evaluated by means of the Numeric Pain Rating Scale, Number of Words Chosen, and McGill Pain Questionnaire) were significantly higher in patients exhibiting social-focused coping than in patients presenting emotion-focused or problem-focused coping as their main coping style (Kruskal–Wallis, <i>p</i> = 0.028, <i>p</i> = 0.022, <i>p</i> = 0.042, <i>p</i> = 0.007). In our study, there were no differences observed in pain intensity relative to level of anxiety. Coping style is an important concept in the management of anxiety and pain experienced by patients undergoing chest surgery. Therefore, a multidisciplinary approach should be considered in clinical practice.Elisei Moise HasanCrenguta Livia CalmaAnca TudorCristian OanceaVoicu TudoracheIoan Adrian PetracheEmanuela TudoracheIon PapavaMDPI AGarticlecoping stylesdistresspostoperative painthoracic surgeryquality of lifeMedicineRENJournal of Personalized Medicine, Vol 11, Iss 1221, p 1221 (2021)
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spellingShingle	coping styles distress postoperative pain thoracic surgery quality of life Medicine R Elisei Moise Hasan Crenguta Livia Calma Anca Tudor Cristian Oancea Voicu Tudorache Ioan Adrian Petrache Emanuela Tudorache Ion Papava Coping, Anxiety, and Pain Intensity in Patients Requiring Thoracic Surgery
description	Stress, anxiety, and post-surgical chest pain are common problems among patients with thoracic surgical pathology. The way in which psychological distress is managed—the coping style—can influence the postsurgical evolution and quality of life of patients. In our study, we monitored the influence of coping style on patients’ anxiety and the intensity of post-operative chest pain. We conducted a cross-sectional study on 90 subjects with thoracic surgical pathology. One month after their surgeries, patients completed the following scales and questionnaires, translated, adapted, and validated for the Romanian population: COPE scale inventory, Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 Questionnaire, McGill Pain Questionnaire, and Numeric Pain Rating Scale. Anxiety (evaluated using the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 Questionnaire) and postoperative thoracic pain intensity (evaluated by means of the Numeric Pain Rating Scale, Number of Words Chosen, and McGill Pain Questionnaire) were significantly higher in patients exhibiting social-focused coping than in patients presenting emotion-focused or problem-focused coping as their main coping style (Kruskal–Wallis, <i>p</i> = 0.028, <i>p</i> = 0.022, <i>p</i> = 0.042, <i>p</i> = 0.007). In our study, there were no differences observed in pain intensity relative to level of anxiety. Coping style is an important concept in the management of anxiety and pain experienced by patients undergoing chest surgery. Therefore, a multidisciplinary approach should be considered in clinical practice.
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author	Elisei Moise Hasan Crenguta Livia Calma Anca Tudor Cristian Oancea Voicu Tudorache Ioan Adrian Petrache Emanuela Tudorache Ion Papava
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title	Coping, Anxiety, and Pain Intensity in Patients Requiring Thoracic Surgery
title_short	Coping, Anxiety, and Pain Intensity in Patients Requiring Thoracic Surgery
title_full	Coping, Anxiety, and Pain Intensity in Patients Requiring Thoracic Surgery
title_fullStr	Coping, Anxiety, and Pain Intensity in Patients Requiring Thoracic Surgery
title_full_unstemmed	Coping, Anxiety, and Pain Intensity in Patients Requiring Thoracic Surgery
title_sort	coping, anxiety, and pain intensity in patients requiring thoracic surgery
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/285017de170b433f927189cf185e0627
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Coping, Anxiety, and Pain Intensity in Patients Requiring Thoracic Surgery

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