Coping with chronic musculoskeletal pain in Portugal and in the United States: a cross-cultural study

摘要: Objective. The aim of this study was to examine the associations between coping and adjustment chronic pain in a sample patients from Portugal discuss findings with respect pub- lished two studies using United States. Design. Two brief measures were translated administered physi- cal psychological functioning Portuguese patients. Analyses examined asso- ciations among variables compared results published data patient samples Participants. One hundred seventeen individuals musculoskeletal pain. Outcome Measures. translations versions Coping Strategies Question- naire Chronic Pain Inventory crite- rion intensity, interference, depression. Results. Statistically significant positive found dysfunction catastrophizing, praying/hoping, guarding, asking for assistance, support seeking; negative criterion ignoring sen- sations, self-statements, increasing behavioral activities. Mean differences US scales nine 15 scales. Conclusions. reliability validity Ques- tionnaire also indicate number similarities, but some interesting differences, Por- tuguese vs samples, suggesting that there may be cultural how people cope