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A comparison of conventional pain coping skills training and pain coping skills training with a maintenance training component: a daily diary analysis of short- and long-term treatment effects

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Carson, James W., Keefe, Francis J., Affleck, Glenn, Rumble, Meredith E., Caldwell, David S., Beaupre, Pat M., Kashikar-Zuck, Susmita, Sandstrom, Marlene +1 more·2006·The Journal of Pain

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Unlabelled Pain coping skills training (PCST) has been shown to produce immediate improvements in pain and disability in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, some patients have difficulty maintaining these gains. This study compared a conventional PCST protocol with a PCST protocol that included maintenance training (PCST/MT). Patients with RA (n = 167) were randomly assigned to either conventional PCST, PCST/MT, arthritis education control, or standard care control. Daily data were collected on joint pain, coping, coping efficacy, and mood. Multilevel analyses showed that at posttreatment, conventional PCST was superior to all other conditions in joint pain, coping efficacy, and negative mood, whereas PCST/MT was superior to all other conditions in emotion-focused coping and positive mood. At 18 months follow-up, both PCST conditions were superior to standard care in joint pain and coping efficacy. Interpretation of follow-up outcomes was limited by higher dropout rates in the 2 PCST groups. For RA, a maintenance training component does not appear to produce significant improvements over conventional PCST. Perspective This article reports a trial evaluating a conventional pain coping skills training protocol and a similar protocol that included a maintenance training component. Overall, results indicate similar results for both the conventional and the modified protocols.

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Carson, J. W., Keefe, F. J., Affleck, G., Rumble, M. E., Caldwell, D. S., Beaupre, P. M., Kashikar-Zuck, S., Sandstrom, M., & Weisberg, J. N.
Affiliations
  • Duke University (US)
  • Duke Medical Center (US)
  • UConn Health (US)
  • Williams College (US)
  • Emory University (US)
Corresponding author
Carson, James W.
Venue
The Journal of Pain
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2006-09
Volume
7
Issue
9
Pages
615-625
ISSN
1526-5900 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1986131628
Cited by
53
References
49
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FWCI
2.09
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Journal of Pain (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (5R01 AR42261, R01AR042261)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Rheumatology › Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
Keywords
pain coping skills training, rheumatoid arthritis, maintenance training, maintenance therapy, joint pain, coping self-efficacy, emotion-focused coping, positive mood, negative mood, treatment discontinuation, daily diary
MeSH terms
Adaptation, Psychological, Adult, Aged, Arthritis, Rheumatoid, Behavior Therapy, Female, Humans, Male, Medical Records, Middle Aged, Pain, Teaching, Time, Treatment Outcome, Pain Management

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