Guest guest Posted July 10, 2002 Report Share Posted July 10, 2002 Psychologic Behavioral Approaches to Pain Management for Patients with Rheumatic Disease Patients with rheumatic disease regard pain as one of the most important and challenging consequences of their illnesses. Pain levels are not an indicator of disease severity, thus medications that are intended to reduce disease activity rarely reduce pain. Also, there are strong relationships among psychosocial factors and pain in patients with rheumatic diseases. Factors that tend to increase pain include presence of depression, anxiety, stress, sleep disturbances, and maladaptive pain beliefs and coping strategies. Great progress has been made in the development of psychological and behavioral pain management interventions for patients with rheumatic disease. With such advancement it is anticipated that the next few years of research in this area will result in even more effective pain management interventions than those currently available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 10, 2002 Report Share Posted July 10, 2002 heheheh should be titled " " psycological behavioural approaches to doctor / patient management for patients with dumb doctors....sorry........boy could we write a book hope my sense of humour and cynicism does not upset anyone.... sam [ ] Psychologic Behavioral Approaches to Pain Management for Patients with Rheumatic Disease > Psychologic Behavioral Approaches to Pain Management for Patients with > Rheumatic Disease > > Patients with rheumatic disease regard pain as one of the most important and > challenging consequences of their illnesses. Pain levels are not an > indicator of disease severity, thus medications that are intended to reduce > disease activity rarely reduce pain. > > Also, there are strong relationships among psychosocial factors and pain in > patients with rheumatic diseases. Factors that tend to increase pain include > presence of depression, anxiety, stress, sleep disturbances, and maladaptive > pain beliefs and coping strategies. > > Great progress has been made in the development of psychological and > behavioral pain management interventions for patients with rheumatic > disease. With such advancement it is anticipated that the next few years of > research in this area will result in even more effective pain management > interventions than those currently available. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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