RT Journal Article
T1 Activity pattern profiles: relationship with affect, daily functioning, impairment, and variables related to life goals.
A1 Esteve-Zarazaga, Rosa
A1 López-Martínez, Alicia Eva
A1 Peters, Madelon
A1 Serrano-Ibáñez, Elena Rocío
A1 Ruiz-Párraga, Gema Teresa
A1 González-Gómez, Henar
A1 Ramírez-Maestre, María del Carmen
K1 Dolor crónico - Aspectos psicológicos
AB Several self-report measures were used to identify 6 activity patterns in chronic painpatients: pain avoidance, activity avoidance, task-contingent persistence, excessive persistence, paincontingent persistence, and pacing. Instruments for assessing pacing should include 3 pacingbehaviors (breaking tasks into smaller tasks, taking frequent short rests, slowing down), each of whichrelate to a single goal (increasing activity levels, conserving energy for valued activities, and reducingpain). This article presents the Activity Patterns Scale (APS), which assesses these 6 activity patterns.Study 1 included 291 participants with chronic pain, and tested 3 structures using confirma- tory factoranalyses. The structure with the best fit had 8 factors corresponding to the hypothesized scales. Highcorrelations in the expected direction were found between the APS subscales and the ‘‘Patterns ofActivity Measure-Pain.’’ Study 2 included 111 patients with chronic pain, and aimed at examining theassociation between the APS subscales and adjustment to pain. It was found that that activityavoidance was associated with daily functioning and impairment. Negative affect was positivelyassociated with activity avoidance and excessive persistence, and negatively associated with taskcontingent persistence, which was also positively associated with positive affect. This study showedthat the APS is a valid and reliable instrument for clinical practice and research.Perspective: This article presents a valid and reliable instrument to assess activity patterns in patients with chronic pain. The findings suggest that avoidance, persistence, and pacing are multidimensional constructs. Distinguishing between these dimensions sheds light on previouscontradictory results and has direct clinical implications regarding recommending the most advisable activitypatterns.
PB Springer
YR 2017
FD 2017
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/41320
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/41320
LA eng
NO Esteve, R.; López-Martínez, A.E.; Peters, M.I.; Serrano, E.R.; Ruiz-Párraga, G.T.; González-Gómez, H.; Ramírez-Maestre, C. (2017). Activity pattern profiles: relationship with affect, daily functioning, impairment, and variables related to life goals. The Journal of Pain, 18, 546-55.
NO https://openpolicyfinder.jisc.ac.uk/id/publication/14183
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 19 ene 2026