ATTITUDES AND PROGNOSIS IN CHRONIC LOW-BACK-PAIN

Authors
OFARRELL V TATE N AITKEN C
Citation
V. Ofarrell et al., ATTITUDES AND PROGNOSIS IN CHRONIC LOW-BACK-PAIN, Journal of psychosomatic research, 37(4), 1993, pp. 415-422
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry,Psychiatry
Journal title
Journal of psychosomatic research → ACNP
ISSN journal
00223999
Volume
37
Issue
4
Year of publication
1993
Pages
415 - 422
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3999(1993)37:4<415:AAPICL>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
Eighteen patients with chronic low back pain were interviewed before a nd after a programme of conservative treatment and again 4 months late r. Measures were made of severity and attitude towards disability, inc luding the Kelly Repertory Grid. The best predictor of improvement was the degree of meaningfulness of the concept 'self in pain' as measure d by the Repertory Grid.