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Psychosocial assessment of pain in patients having rheumatic diseases.

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Keefe, FJ; Bonk, V
Published in: Rheum Dis Clin North Am
February 1999

A variety of reliable and valid psychosocial assessment instruments have been developed. Many of these instruments are brief and easily incorporated into clinical practice settings. Measures of coping, self-efficacy, helplessness, and cognitive distortion are especially useful in understanding the pain experience in rheumatic disease populations. Information gleaned from psychosocial assessments is increasingly being used to guide pain treatment efforts. Recent research, suggests that treatment outcomes can be improved if one tailors psychosocial pain management protocols to address the particular problems identified by comprehensive psychosocial assessments. Considered overall, psychosocial assessment methods have much to offer the clinician working with patients having persistent pain. The current status of this field is promising, and as psychosocial assessment methods become even more fully integrated into clinical practice, they are likely to yield even greater insights into the pain experience of patients with rheumatic diseases.

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Published In

Rheum Dis Clin North Am

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ISSN

0889-857X

Publication Date

February 1999

Volume

25

Issue

1

Start / End Page

81 / 103

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Social Support
  • Pain Measurement
  • Humans
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid
  • Arthritis & Rheumatology
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences
 

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Keefe, F. J., & Bonk, V. (1999). Psychosocial assessment of pain in patients having rheumatic diseases. Rheum Dis Clin North Am, 25(1), 81–103. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0889-857x(05)70056-9
Keefe, F. J., and V. Bonk. “Psychosocial assessment of pain in patients having rheumatic diseases.Rheum Dis Clin North Am 25, no. 1 (February 1999): 81–103. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0889-857x(05)70056-9.
Keefe FJ, Bonk V. Psychosocial assessment of pain in patients having rheumatic diseases. Rheum Dis Clin North Am. 1999 Feb;25(1):81–103.
Keefe, F. J., and V. Bonk. “Psychosocial assessment of pain in patients having rheumatic diseases.Rheum Dis Clin North Am, vol. 25, no. 1, Feb. 1999, pp. 81–103. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/s0889-857x(05)70056-9.
Keefe FJ, Bonk V. Psychosocial assessment of pain in patients having rheumatic diseases. Rheum Dis Clin North Am. 1999 Feb;25(1):81–103.
Journal cover image

Published In

Rheum Dis Clin North Am

DOI

ISSN

0889-857X

Publication Date

February 1999

Volume

25

Issue

1

Start / End Page

81 / 103

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Social Support
  • Pain Measurement
  • Humans
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid
  • Arthritis & Rheumatology
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences