TY - JOUR
T1 - Changes in perception of illness and psychosocial adjustment. Findings of a pain management program
AU - Mancini Stevens, V.
AU - Peterson, R. A.
AU - Maruta, T.
PY - 1988
Y1 - 1988
N2 - Fifty-six patients with chronic pain were assessed to determine changes in perception of illness and psychosocial adjustment during participation in a pain management program. At posttest evaluation, positive changes on these measures were observed and accompanied improvements in physical functioning, medication reduction, and attitude modification, despite the continued presence of pain. A comparison with arthritic patients was made to determine similarities in perceptions and psychosocial adjustment among two pain groups that markedly differed in their functional capacity; at posttest evaluation, chronic pain patients resembled the arthritic patients and appeared to possess a renewed sense that they could function adequately. Treatment implications are discussed.
AB - Fifty-six patients with chronic pain were assessed to determine changes in perception of illness and psychosocial adjustment during participation in a pain management program. At posttest evaluation, positive changes on these measures were observed and accompanied improvements in physical functioning, medication reduction, and attitude modification, despite the continued presence of pain. A comparison with arthritic patients was made to determine similarities in perceptions and psychosocial adjustment among two pain groups that markedly differed in their functional capacity; at posttest evaluation, chronic pain patients resembled the arthritic patients and appeared to possess a renewed sense that they could function adequately. Treatment implications are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1097/00002508-198812000-00009
DO - 10.1097/00002508-198812000-00009
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0024216082
SN - 0749-8047
VL - 4
SP - 249
EP - 256
JO - Clinical Journal of Pain
JF - Clinical Journal of Pain
IS - 4
ER -