Resilience profile of patients with chronic pain Perfil de resiliência em pacientes com dor crônica Perfil de resiliencia en pacientes con dolor crónico

The aim of this study was to identify resilience profiles of patients with chronic pain. Using latent class analysis in a sample of 414 patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain, three profiles were identified: primary resilience (40%), consisting of individuals 40 years or younger with high education, who seek medical care, are not working, and without symptoms of psychological stress; secondary resilience (30%), consisting of women over 54 years of age with low schooling, who seek medical care, are not working, and with low likelihood of symptoms of psychological stress; tertiary resilience (29%), women with medium schooling, 40 to 54 years old, working, who do not seek medical care, and with a high likelihood of symptoms of psychological stress. The three profiles display different paths of resilience in chronic pain that are relevant to clinical practice, highlighting the importance of multidisciplinary care for patients with chronic pain. Chronic Pain; Psychological Resilience; Life Quality Correspondence I. Souza Rua Sebastião Lacerda s/n, Paracambi, RJ 26600-000, Brasil. [email protected] 1 Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. 2 Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. 3 Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brasil. 4 Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Brasil. artigo article doi: 10.1590/0102-311X00146915