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Is There a Need for Including Spiritual Care in Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation of Chronic Pain Patients? Investigating an Innovative Strategy

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Garschagen, Alexander, Steegers, Monique A.H., van Bergen, Alfonsus H.M.M., Jochijms, Johannes A.M., Skrabanja, Titus L.M., Vrijhoef, Hubertus J.M., Smeets, Rob J.E.M., Vissers, Kris C.P.·2015·Pain Practice
DOI 10.1111/papr.12234
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Objective: Chronic noncancer pain influences patient's quality of life and their ability to cope. Pain relieving medication and other specific treatments commonly integrated in biopsychosocial rehabilitation demonstrate modest benefits in pain relief and improved functioning of individuals. Spiritual care, covering the fourth dimension provides insight, inspires hope and purpose, and is thought to mediate mental and physical health for patients. This study explores the need for its inclusion in interdisciplinary pain rehabilitation and describes the requirements and test environment for evaluation. Methods: Outcomes of spiritual care and interdisciplinary pain rehabilitation in follow‐up studies of randomized controlled trials contained in systematic reviews were summarized. Pubmed, Cochrane, and Psyc INFO were searched, citation tracking was applied, articles of follow‐up studies therein were located. Literature was searched for insights pertaining to requirements for an assessment of including this fourth dimension. Results: No systematic reviews for spiritual care were identified. Five systematic reviews of biopsychosocial rehabilitation containing 14 studies describing long‐term outcomes were retrieved. The importance of coping in maintaining long‐term outcomes was empirically illustrated. The required test environment is provided by a structured multidimensional care pathway separating spirituality from well‐being and mental health, with measures of treatment outcome installed enabling a comparison with benchmarks. Conclusions: Active coping seems beneficial for maintaining positive long‐term outcomes of interdisciplinary pain rehabilitation Spiritual care may be conducive to active coping. Further research is warranted to explore the additive value of this spiritual care in the context of a multidimensional care pathway.

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Authors
Garschagen, A., Steegers, M. A. H., van Bergen, A. H. M. M., Jochijms, J. A. M., Skrabanja, T. L. M., Vrijhoef, H. J. M., Smeets, R. J. E. M., & Vissers, K. C. P.
Affiliations
  • Ciran Rehabilitation Centers Venlo the Netherlands
  • Radboud University Medical Center (NL)
  • National University of Singapore (SG)
  • Maastricht University Medical Centre (NL)
Corresponding author
Steegers, Monique A.H.
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Venue
Pain Practice
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2014-09-17
Volume
15
Issue
7
Pages
671-687
ISSN
  • 1530-7085 (ISSN-L)
  • 1533-2500
DOI
10.1111/papr.12234
OpenAlex
W2129945955
Cited by
19
References
133
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2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 1
FWCI
0.10
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Pain Practice (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Pure Amsterdam UMC (publishedVersion, other-oa)
  • Research Publications (Maastricht University) (submittedVersion)
  • Radboud Repository (Radboud University) (submittedVersion)
  • Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Social Sciences › Demography › Workplace Spirituality and Leadership
Keywords
spiritual care, chronic non-cancer pain, interdisciplinary pain rehabilitation, biopsychosocial rehabilitation, coping, long-term outcomes, spirituality, well-being, mental health, quality of life
MeSH terms
Adaptation, Psychological, Humans, Patient Care Team, Quality of Life, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Treatment Outcome, Spiritual Therapies, Therapies, Investigational, Chronic Pain, Pain Management

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