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Randomized Controlled Trial
Depression in chronic back pain patients: prediction of pain intensity and pain disability in cognitive-behavioral treatment.
- Julia Anna Glombiewski, Jens Hartwich-Tersek, and Winfried Rief.
- Philipps-University of Marburg, Section for Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Gutenbergstr. 18, 35032 Marburg, Germany. julia.glombiewski@staff.uni-marburg.de
- Psychosomatics. 2010 Mar 1;51(2):130-6.
BackgroundPain patients with comorbid depression have reduced quality of life and more disturbances than patients without such comorbidity.ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to investigate cross-sectional and longitudinal associations of depression and chronic pain.MethodThe authors followed a sample of patients who took part in a cognitive-behavior treatment protocol for chronic pain.ResultsHigher depression levels at pretreatment were associated with higher pain intensity and higher pain disability at pretreatment. Depression at pretreatment did not affect treatment outcome. Changes in depression from pretreatment to posttreatment accounted for variance in changes in pain intensity and pain disability.DiscussionThe authors concluded that reducing pain-related depression could be a central therapeutic mechanism in cognitive-behavioral treatment of chronic back pain.
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