The role of catastrophizing and basic psychological needs satisfaction on health-related quality of life and pain in patients with lumbar disc herniation
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Date
2023
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Frontiers
Abstract
Lumbar disc herniation (LDH) is one of the most common conditions associated with functional disability, affecting patients’ quality of life (QOL). Disability can be affected by cognitive factors, such as pain catastrophizing. Similarly, unfulfilled basic psychological needs (i.e., autonomy, competence, relatedness) are associated with biases in pain perception and QOL. Using the fear-avoidance model and the self-determination theory, this study investigates: (1) the separate contribution of pain-related variables and basic psychological needs satisfaction in predicting QOL in patients proposed for LDH surgery; (2) pre- and post-surgical differences in pain catastrophizing and basic psychological needs satisfaction.
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The author Daniela Ionescu is affiliated to SNSPA, Faculty of Political Science
The article is This article is freely (Open Access) available on the frontiersin.org platform at: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1147254/full
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Keywords
Lumbar disc herniation, Fear-avoidance model, Self-determination theory (SDT)
Citation
Ionescu, D. et al. (2023). The role of catastrophizing and basic psychological needs satisfaction on health-related quality of life and pain in patients with lumbar disc herniation. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, 1147254. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1147254