Setting up a pain management programme. The Ayrshire ...
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| Title | Setting up a pain management programme. The Ayrshire experience |
| Author(s) | C. Martin, T. Carney, T. Obonyo, L. Lamont |
| Journal | Scottish Medical Journal |
| Date | 2000 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Start page | 45 |
| End page | 48 |
| Abstract | A controlled trial of an outpatient cognitive behavioural pain management programme for sufferers of non-cancer chronic pain is described. A multidisciplinary team set up a programme of ten half day sessions for groups of ten to fourteen patients aiming to improve activity levels and control over pain; to reduce maladaptive pain behaviours and drug intake; to mitigate negative mood; to modify unhelpful beliefs and to maintain treatment gains by operant and cognitive methods. Self report questionnaires were employed before and six weeks, six months and one year after the programme. Fifty-eight patients entered the study group and 39 patients completed the programme and initial follow up with further attrition in long term follow up. There were no changes in the waiting list control group of twelve subjects but the study group made significant short and long term improvements in pain severity, activity levels, mood, coping and experienced fewer catastrophizing thoughts. |
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