Preventing chronic back pain:: Evaluation of a theory-based cognitive-behavioural training programme for patients with subacute back pain
Preventing chronic back pain:: Evaluation of a theory-based cognitive-behavioural training programme for patients with subacute back pain
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DOI:
10.1016/j.pec.2005.11.018
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发表时间:
2006-12-01
影响因子:
3.5
通讯作者:
Schlicht, Wolfgang
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作者:
Goehner, Wiebke;Schlicht, Wolfgang
Objective: For long-term treatment effects, patients with subacute back pain need to adhere to treatment recommendations beyond the prescribed exercise treatment. Adherence rates are as low as 30%, so we developed a cognitive-behavioural training programme to enhance patients' self-efficacy, maximise severity perceptions and reduce barrier perceptions.Method: A 2 x 4 (group x time) repeated measurement design was applied. Forty-seven patients with non-specific, subacute back pain were randomly assigned to a training group (exercise treatment plus cognitive-behavioural training programme) or a control group (exercise treatment only).Results: Repeated measures ANOVA revealed significant main and interaction effects; the training group reported enhanced self-efficacy and severity perceptions, reduced barrier perceptions, and self-reported that they exercised more often than the control group over time. However, no group differences regarding pain intensity emerged.Conclusion: Our findings demonstrate that a short and inexpensive cognitive-behavioural training programme is an effective tool to enable back pain patients to follow treatment recommendations on a regular basis.Practice implications: The short and simple intervention can easily be conducted by personnel, other than psychologists, i.e., physiotherapists. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.