Cognitive ‐Motivational Influences on Health Behavior Change in Adults with Chronic Pain

ConclusionWhile patients with musculoskeletal pain have outcome expectancies that are nearly in line with research on behavioral pain treatments, their stringent requirements for symptom benefit may impede engagement in the health behaviors recommended for their pain‐related symptoms. Additional psychometric study with larger sample sizes is needed to further validate the BET‐CP.

Source: Pain Medicine - October 5, 2015 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Ryan J. Anderson, Robert W. Hurley, Roland Staud, Michael E. Robinson Tags: Original Source Type: research