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The Pain Related Prayers (PPRAYERS) Questionnaire: A Preliminary Principal Component Factor Analysis
Academic/Professional Position (Other)
MS1
Presentation Type
Poster
Discipline Track
Clinical Science
Abstract Type
Research/Clinical
Abstract
Background: Different coping strategies (e.g. catastrophizing, coping self-statements and prayer) have differential impacts on pain outcomes. Currently there is only one measure of prayer as a coping mechanism for pain, the Prayer/ Hope subscale of the Coping Strategies Questionnaire-Revised (CSQ-R). CSQ-R is an incomplete representation of prayer practices and offers a narrow measure of prayer. It measures prayer in a passive nature neglecting other styles of prayer. There is a need for a more comprehensive measure of prayer related to pain. The aim of this study is to develop and validate a robust measure of the use of prayer amongst persons with chronic pain; the Pain related PRAYERS (PPRAYERS) questionnaire.
Methods: Interim data analysis was performed on 42 participants who use prayer to cope with pain. Participants completed a questionnaire battery including the Brief Pain Inventory, PPRAYERS, Duke University Religion Index (DUREL), Coping Strategies Questionnaire-Revised (CSQ-R) and Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS).
Results: A three factor principal component analysis was performed and accounted for 58% variance (i.e. three types of prayer: active, passive and neutral); minimal variance accounted for by three other atheoretical factors.
Conclusion: The PPRAYERS measure is comprised of three distinct factors: active, passive, and neutral prayer and is associated with pain and other pain-related factors. The creation of PPRAYERS lays the foundation for additional studies evaluating the benefit of active, passive and neutral prayer in the treatment of chronic pain especially in patients open to religious, spiritual or meditativebased coping strategies.
Recommended Citation
Osaji, Dikachi; Meints, Samantha; and Illeuca, Marta, "The Pain Related Prayers (PPRAYERS) Questionnaire: A Preliminary Principal Component Factor Analysis" (2023). Research Symposium. 124.
https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/somrs/theme1/posters/124
The Pain Related Prayers (PPRAYERS) Questionnaire: A Preliminary Principal Component Factor Analysis
Background: Different coping strategies (e.g. catastrophizing, coping self-statements and prayer) have differential impacts on pain outcomes. Currently there is only one measure of prayer as a coping mechanism for pain, the Prayer/ Hope subscale of the Coping Strategies Questionnaire-Revised (CSQ-R). CSQ-R is an incomplete representation of prayer practices and offers a narrow measure of prayer. It measures prayer in a passive nature neglecting other styles of prayer. There is a need for a more comprehensive measure of prayer related to pain. The aim of this study is to develop and validate a robust measure of the use of prayer amongst persons with chronic pain; the Pain related PRAYERS (PPRAYERS) questionnaire.
Methods: Interim data analysis was performed on 42 participants who use prayer to cope with pain. Participants completed a questionnaire battery including the Brief Pain Inventory, PPRAYERS, Duke University Religion Index (DUREL), Coping Strategies Questionnaire-Revised (CSQ-R) and Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS).
Results: A three factor principal component analysis was performed and accounted for 58% variance (i.e. three types of prayer: active, passive and neutral); minimal variance accounted for by three other atheoretical factors.
Conclusion: The PPRAYERS measure is comprised of three distinct factors: active, passive, and neutral prayer and is associated with pain and other pain-related factors. The creation of PPRAYERS lays the foundation for additional studies evaluating the benefit of active, passive and neutral prayer in the treatment of chronic pain especially in patients open to religious, spiritual or meditativebased coping strategies.