An evaluation of a psychotherapeutic group intervention for persons having difficulty coping with musculoskeletal disorders

Social Work in Health Care

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 57-75

  Gignac, Monique A M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coping; Musculoskeletal disorders; Patient education; Psychotherapeutic groups

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK, PSYCHIATRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034467905     PISSN: 00981389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J010v32n01_05     Document Type: Article

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