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Evaluation of a Humor Training for Patients with Chronic Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Author(s) -
Lisa Kugler,
Christof Kuhbandner,
Sarah Gerum,
Christian Hierl,
Tino Münster,
Bernadette Offereins,
Lea Sophie Lutterbach
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of pain research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.888
H-Index - 49
ISSN - 1178-7090
DOI - 10.2147/jpr.s313868
Subject(s) - medicine , randomized controlled trial , physical therapy , chronic pain , physical medicine and rehabilitation
Humor and laughter are positively associated with psychological as well as with physical well-being. As there is little research examining to what extent patients suffering from chronic pain could benefit from a humor intervention, the goal of this study was to develop a pain-specific humor training and to evaluate its feasibility and effectiveness as component of regular, multimodal pain therapy.

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