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September 10, 2025PainOpen Access

Changes in problem-solving style when pain does not resolve. A longitudinal analysis of adults with chronic pain after total knee replacement

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AGAnna GibbyMBMaya BraunWBWendy Bertram

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Overview

Longitudinal analysis reveals that chronic pain patients shift to an accommodative problem-solving style, suggesting implications for pain management.

Key Points

  • Patients showed a shift from assimilative to accommodative problem-solving, indicating a change in their approach to pain.
  • Two problem-solving subscales related to pain solutions decreased, impacting overall belief in pain resolution.
  • Despite this shift, participants reported worsening meaningfulness of life, linked to increased pain severity and reduced knee function.
  • The treatment pathway did not moderate these outcomes, highlighting the complexity of adapting to chronic pain.

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Gibby et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c23d81b210217d6478dfd6https://doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003799
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