A tale of two RCTs: Using Randomized Controlled Trials to benchmark Routine Clinical (psychological) Treatments for chronic pain

Pain

Volumn 154, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2108-2119

  Fenton, Grania ^a   Morley, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benchmarking Cognitive behavior therapy Psychological treatments Chronic pain Metaanalysis

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DELPHI STUDY; EFFECT SIZE; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); UNITED KINGDOM;

BENCHMARKING; CHRONIC PAIN; COGNITIVE BEHAVIOR THERAPY; METAANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TREATMENTS;

BENCHMARKING; CHRONIC PAIN; DATA COLLECTION; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; PAIN MANAGEMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84884289399     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: 18726623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2013.06.033     Document Type: Article

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