Date of Award
2008
Publication Type
Master Thesis
Degree Name
M.Sc.
Department
Nursing
Keywords
Health and environmental sciences, Psychology
Supervisor
Cheri Hernandez
Rights
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Creative Commons License
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Abstract
Despite advances in understanding pain processes, chronic non-malignant pain (CNP) remains a complex and challenging condition which affects all aspects of the sufferer's life. Integration is defined as an ongoing process in which the person with CNP evolves, becoming a mentally and physically stronger individual and creating a sense of harmony and control in one's life. Facilitation of the integration process may be a key intervention for health care providers working with individuals with CNP. Thus the aim of this study was to develop a tool to measure levels of integration to CNP. The newly-developed tool, the Chronic Pain Impact Questionnaire (CPIQ), demonstrated content validity, internal consistency reliability, stability, and concurrent validity when correlated with the Hearth Hope Index (Herth, 1992) and the EuroQol (EuroQol Group, 1990). In addition, the two CPIQ subscales, intrapersonal reciprocality and psychoemotional adjustment, demonstrated internal consistency reliability and beginning evidence for construct validity.
Recommended Citation
Deshaies, Kathryn, "Measuring integration in adults with chronic non-malignant pain (CNP)" (2008). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 7876.
https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/etd/7876