Metaphorical markers of pain catastrophizing, depression, anxiety, and pain interference in people with chronic pain.

Metaphor to communicate chronic pain can reflect psychological appraisals of pain, and its impact, and may be beneficial in enhancing understanding of pain, its aetiology, and facilitating communication and shared decision-making. This cross-sectional study examined metaphor use and relationships with pain intensity, pain interference, mood, and pain catastrophizing. Seventy participants with chronic pain completed measures of depression, anxiety and stress, the Brief Pain Inventory, and the Pain Catastrophizing Scale.

Clinician experience of metaphor in chronic pain communication.

Objectives: This study investigated clinician experience of patient use of metaphors in chronic pain communication.

Methods: Interviews were conducted with eighteen Australian clinicians working with chronic pain patients, age range 26-64 years (=46.6), 50% female, experience working in chronic pain ranging from 2 to 27 years (=11.

Unravelling dystonic pain; a mixed methods survey to explore the language of dystonic pain and impact on life.

Purpose: Dystonia is a neurological disorder characterised by involuntary muscle contractions. Pain is the primary non-motor symptom, and limited studies have investigated how dystonic pain is experienced. This study aimed to investigate how people with isolated dystonia describe their pain and compare across subgroups of dystonia.

Psychological interventions for post stroke pain: A systematic review.

Chronic pain is prevalent after stroke and has a significant impact on quality of life. Research demonstrates the efficacy of psychological interventions for mixed chronic pain conditions. This review aimed to assess evidence on the effectiveness of psychological interventions for chronic pain in people with stroke.

The Language of Pain: Is There a Relationship Between Metaphor Use and Adjustment to Chronic Pain?

Objective: Metaphor, frequently used in chronic pain, can function as a communicative tool, facilitating understanding and empathy from others. Previous research has demonstrated that specific linguistic markers exist for areas such as pain catastrophizing, mood, as well as diagnostic categories. The current study sought to examine potential associations between the types of pain metaphors used and diagnostic category, disability, and mood.

'Barbed wire wrapped around my feet': Metaphor use in chronic pain.

Objectives: As there is no objective test for pain, sufferers rely on language to communicate their pain experience. Pain description frequently takes the form of metaphor; however, there has been limited research in this area. This study thus sought to extend previous findings on metaphor use in specific pain subgroups to a larger, heterogeneous chronic pain sample, utilizing a systematic method of metaphor analysis.

The language of chronic pain.

Objective: Pain is a universal phenomenon, but is also inherently private and subjective - there's no objective test for its existence. Sufferers rely on language to describe their pain experience. The McGill Pain Questionnaire paved the way for incorporating language into pain assessment and recent research has explored aspects of pain language such as metaphors and grammatical patterns.