Path Analysis Between Family Functioning and Mental Health in People With Neuropathic Pain: Roles of Pain Intensity, Self-Perceived Burden, Pain Catastrophizing, and Functional Status.

Yu FangMengjie LiuMin WuJingshuo ZhangMengshi LiuTianchen NiuXiaoman Zhang

Published in: Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses (2024)

Nurses' comprehensive assessment and management of neuropathic pain from both the family and individual levels, such as family functioning, pain intensity, self-perceived burden, pain catastrophizing, and functional status, may be beneficial in promoting patients' mental health. In addition, it is necessary to identify why good family functioning is associated with higher pain intensity and intervene in this regard.

Keyphrases

neuropathic pain
mental health
chronic pain
spinal cord
spinal cord injury
pain management
healthcare
high intensity
physical activity
end stage renal disease
risk factors
prognostic factors