@misc{10481/62969,
year = {2020},
month = {5},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/62969},
abstract = {(1) Background: Bodily pain is normally associated with the consequences of ageing,
whereas anxiety shows a high prevalence in elderly people, decreasing the health-related quality
of life (HRQoL). Pain coping strategies are used to reduce the consequences of pain, specifically in
older people. This study analyzed if the passive and active pain coping strategies were significant
moderators in the link between anxiety and bodily pain with a physical component as a mediator.
(2) Methods: This cross-sectional study consisted of older women between 60 and 90 years old
from small villages with under 5000 inhabitants, of whom 53.8% of the total were participants of
a physical education program. Participants of the present study completed all sociodemographic
(living alone/accompanied, marital and educational status, number of illnesses, and level of physical
activity (PA)) and clinical (anxiety, HRQoL, and pain coping strategies) questionnaires. Anxiety was
assessed by the Hospitality Anxiety and Depression Scale (HAD), passive and active strategies by the
Vanderbilt Pain Management Inventory (VPMI), and bodily pain and the physical component by the
SF-36 questionnaire. (3) Results: The physical component positively predicted bodily pain (p < 0.001)
and passive strategies significantly moderated the effect of anxiety on the physical component
(p = 0.034). (4) Conclusions: These outcomes help to understand the link between anxiety and bodily
pain in older women and the moderation of pain coping strategies in this relationship. In addition,
the physical component should be considered when physical education programs aimed at the
reduction of bodily pain through the management of anxiety are designed.},
organization = {It was supported by Malaga Provincial
Government (Spain).},
publisher = {MDPI},
keywords = {Aging},
keywords = {Physical health},
keywords = {Physical activity},
keywords = {Pain strategies},
keywords = {Anxiety symptom},
title = {Anxiety and Bodily Pain in Older Women Participants in a Physical Education Program. A Multiple Moderated Mediation Analysis},
doi = {10.3390/su12104067},
author = {Chiva-Bartoll, Óscar and Ruiz Montero, Pedro Jesús},
}