Treatment expectancy affects the outcome of cognitive-behavioral interventions in chronic pain

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 18-26

  Goossens, Mariëlle E J B ^a,b   Vlaeyen, Johan W S ^a,b,c   Hidding, Alita ^b   Kole Snijders, Ank ^d   Evers, Silvia M A A ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b INSTITUTE FOR REHABILITATION RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d Rehabilitation Centre Hoensbroeck   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chronic musculoskeletal pain; Cognitive behavioral treatment; Treatment expectancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISABILITY; DISEASE CONTROL; EVALUATION; EXPECTANCY; FEAR; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTENTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 10944236788     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002508-200501000-00003     Document Type: Article

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