Is Use of a Psychological Workbook Associated With Improved Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand Scores in Patients With Distal Radius Fracture?

CONCLUSIONS: Our study demonstrates that there is no benefit from the untargeted use of a psychological workbook based on the LEARN approach and goal-setting strategies in patients with distal radius fracture. Future research should investigate if there is a subgroup of patients with a negative psychological response to injury that benefits from psychological intervention and, if so, how best to identify these patients and intervene.
LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level II, therapeutic study.
PMID: 29406451 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research - February 2, 2018 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Goudie S, Dixon D, McMillan G, Ring D, McQueen M Tags: Clin Orthop Relat Res Source Type: research