Self-efficacy and depressive symptoms in chronic pain patients

• Main Author: Salvetti, Marina de Góes
• Publication Date: 2007
• Other Authors: Pimenta, Cibele Andrucioli de Mattos, Lage, Lais Verderame, Oliveira Junior, José Oswaldo de, Rocha, Roberto de Oliveira
• Format: Article
• Language: por
• Source: Archives of Clinical Psychiatry
• Download full: https://www.revistas.usp.br/acp/article/view/17133
• topic: Auto-eficácia; dor crônica; depressão; crenças; Self-efficacy; chronic pain; depression; beliefs

BACKGROUND: Self-efficacy is the belief about one’s personal ability to perform a task or specific behavior successfully. Self-efficacy is a key concept to manage chronic diseases and the studies about it are insufficient in Brazil. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate chronic pain patient’s self-efficacy belief and relate to social demographic variables, pain and depressive symptoms. METHODS: The convenience sample was 132 subjects. The instruments utilized were Chronic Pain Self-efficacy Scale (CPSS) in Portuguese version (AEDC) and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). RESULTS: The self-efficacy average score was 170.8 (DP = 56.7). Low self-efficacy was observed in 8 year education level patients compared to 9 to 11 year education level (p = 0.015). Higher self-efficacy was observed in patients with lower pain intensity (p = 0.042). The AEDC was negative correlated to IDB depression (r = - 0.48; p < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: Patients with 8 year education level showed low self-efficacy than patients with 9 to 11 year education level. Subjects with lower pain intensity and fewer depressive symptoms showed higher self-efficacy scores.