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MULTIDISCIPLINARY PAIN ABSTRACTS: 49
. Psychology (49)
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
pain practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1533-2500
pISSN - 1530-7085
DOI - 10.1111/j.1530-7085.2004.4007_49.x
Subject(s) - mood , visual analogue scale , physical therapy , cognition , medicine , chronic pain , intensity (physics) , clinical psychology , psychotherapist , psychology , psychiatry , physics , quantum mechanics
In this study, 477 patients who entered the author's university pain center were prospectively studied during the first year of treatment. Patients received pharmacotherapy, acupuncture, transcutaneous nerve stimulation, physiotherapy, and invasive pain treatment. Intensity and quality of pain were assessed with the visual analog scale (VAS) and multidimensional pain scale. Psychological and social aspects were evaluated using the pain behavior questionnaire (PBQ) and the profile of mood states (PMS) questionnaire. Significant reductions in pain intensity were accompanied by improvements in behavioral and cognitive dimensions. However, mood and psychological well‐being did not improve (PMS, F=0.416). The authors concluded that reducing pain intensity improves behavioral and cognitive dimensions but not psychological well‐being and cognitive assessment.