The construct validity and construct responsiveness of the performance scale of the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) was measured in 87 newly admitted patients with chronic pain attending an outpatient rehabilitation clinic. At admission and after 12 wk, patients completed a COPM interview, the Pain Disability Index (PDI), and the RAND 36-Item Health Survey (RAND-36). We determi...

The aim of this study was to explore on which variables a stress reduction program based on heart coherence can enhance the effects of a back school (BS) in patients with chronic non-specific low back pain and to explore possible moderators for treatment success. A retrospective explorative design was carried out with 170 patients with chronic non-specific low back pain. 89 Patients were admitt...

BACKGROUND Orofacial pain, headaches, and neck pain are very common pain conditions in the general population and might be associated in their pathophysiology, although this is not yet clarified. The development and validation of a prediction inventory is important to minimize risks. Most recent questionnaires have not focused on pain, but pain is the common symptom in temporomandibular disorde...

INTRODUCTION Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) treatment is challenging with a high recurrence rate and still lacks a clear treatment frame. Therefore research on new, more efficient and long lasting effect treatment modalities is necessary. This study looked at the effects of intravenous laser therapy (IVL) and percutaneous low level laser (PLLL) in the management of shoulder MPS. METHODS In th...

BACKGROUND Chronic non-cancer pain is a common problem that is often accompanied by psychiatric comorbidity and disability. The effectiveness of a multi-disciplinary pain management program was tested in a 3 month before and after trial. METHODS Providers in an academic general medicine clinic referred patients with chronic non-cancer pain for participation in a program that combined the skil...

OBJECTIVE We sought to identify which aspects of motherhood are difficult for mothers who have scleroderma along with variables associated with mothering. METHOD Participants were 75 mothers with scleroderma with a child between birth and 18 years old living with them. They completed the Parent Disability Index (PDI); a demographic questionnaire; and measures of pain, fatigue, and activity li...

Electronic questionnaires for pain assessment are becoming increasingly popular. There have been no published reports to establish the equivalence or psychometric properties of common pain questionnaires administered via desktop computers. This study compared responses to paper (P) and touch screen electronic (E) versions of the Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ) and Pain Disability ...

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Catastrophic thoughts are an important evaluative factor because they interfere with pain management and degree of disability since affect responses to pain. The study aimed investigate the relationship between catastrophic dimensions functional in patients chronic musculoskeletal primary health care. METHODS: A cross-sectional descriptive that included 50 bo...

BACKGROUND: The Craniofacial Pain and Disability Inventory (CF-PDI) is a cross-culturally adapted instrument designed from biopsychosocial perspective to measure pain, disability, function in orofacial head neck pain with shown psychometric properties; however, the German cross-cultural adaption lacking. OBJECTIVES: To carry out transcultural translation of CF-PDI into assess its properties pat...