Predicting Pain Catastrophizing based on Pain Anxiety Symptoms and Cognitive Flexibility in Cancer Patients

Aims: The purpose of this study was to investigate the prediction of pain catastrophizing based on pain anxiety symptoms and cognitive flexibility in cancer patients Method and Materials: In this cross-sectional study all cancer patients in Tehran in ۲۰۲۱-۲۲ were the target population. Among this population  ۲۵۰ cancer patients were selected via candidate and at reach sampling method. Then the selected patients completed the Paknejadet al.`s Pain Anxiety Symptoms (۲۰۱۴), Sullivan et al. `s Pain Catastrophizing Pain (۱۹۹۵),and Dennis et al.`s (۲۰۱۰) Cognitive Flexibility Questionnaire. For data analysis, Pearson correlation and step by step regression analysis were used. Data were analyzed by SPSS-۲۴. Findings: There was a relationship between cognitive flexibility and pain anxiety symptoms with pain catastrophizing (P۰.۰۱>). The relationship between pain catastrophizing with pain anxiety symptoms was positive. However, there was a negative relationship between pain catastrophizing and cognitive flexibility. Moreover, catastrophizing pain could be predicted based on anxiety symptoms and cognitive flexibility. Conclusion: To conclude, it seems in cancer patients some cognitive factors have important roles in pain catastrophizing as pain anxiety symptoms and cognitive flexibility.

کلیدواژه ها:

Cognitive Flexibility ، Pain Anxiety Symptoms ، Pain Catastrophizing ، Cancer Patients.