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Papers: 9 Feb 2019 - 15 Feb 2019

RESEARCH TYPE:
Psychology


Human Studies


2019 Feb 06


J Bone Joint Surg Am


101


3

Pain Coping Skills Training for Patients Who Catastrophize About Pain Prior to Knee Arthroplasty: A Multisite Randomized Clinical Trial.

Authors

Riddle DL, Keefe FJ, Ang DC, Slover J, Jensen MP, Bair MJ, Kroenke K, Perera RA, Reed SD, McKee D, Dumenci L
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2019 Feb 06; 101(3):218-227.
PMID: 30730481.

Abstract

Pain catastrophizing has been identified as a prognostic indicator of poor outcome following knee arthroplasty. Interventions to address pain catastrophizing, to our knowledge, have not been tested in patients undergoing knee arthroplasty. The purpose of this study was to determine whether pain coping skills training in persons with moderate to high pain catastrophizing undergoing knee arthroplasty improves outcomes 12 months postoperatively compared with usual care or arthritis education.