Activity pattern profiles: relationship with affect, daily functioning, impairment and variables related to life goals

The aim of this cross-sectional study was to identify subgroups of patients based on their activity patterns and to investigate their relationship with life goals, optimism, affect, and functioning. The sample comprised 276 patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain. Hierarchical cluster analysis was performed on the activity pattern variables and the resulting clusters were compared using 1-way ANOVA. The 4-cluster was the optimal solution. The four clusters comprised: a) Avoiders: patients with high levels of avoidance and low levels of persistence, who use pacing to reduce pain; b) Doers: patients with high levels of persistence and low levels of pacing and avoidance; c) Extreme Cyclers: patients with high levels of avoidance and persistence and low levels of pacing; and d) Medium Cyclers: patients with moderately high levels of avoidance and persistence and high levels of pacing.

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