Comparison of Integrated Group Therapy and Group Relaxation Training for Fibromyalgia
| Autor: | Urs Gerhard, Peter J. Keel, Wolfgang Müller, Colette Bodoky |
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| Rok vydání: | 1999 |
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Personality Tests Musculoskeletal pain medicine.medical_specialty Fibromyalgia medicine.medical_treatment Relaxation Therapy law.invention Group psychotherapy Physical medicine and rehabilitation Randomized controlled trial law medicine Humans Psychological testing Internal-External Control Psychological treatment Psychological Tests Relaxation (psychology) business.industry Cognition Middle Aged medicine.disease Clinical trial Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine Treatment Outcome Psychotherapy Group Physical therapy Female Neurology (clinical) Sleep business |
| Zdroj: | Survey of Anesthesiology. 43:300 |
| ISSN: | 0039-6206 |
| Popis: | The efficacy of an integrated, psychological treatment program was tested in a controlled study involving 27 patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain (fibromyalgia).The experimental treatment program consisted of instruction in various self-help techniques (e.g., cognitive behavioral strategies, relaxation, physical exercises) as well as information on chronic pain. Control groups were instructed only in autogenic training. Measures of pain, daily activities, general symptoms, and psychological functioning were assessed before and after treatment, as well as at 4 months after termination of therapy (follow-up).At the end of treatment, 7 patients from the experimental group and 2 from the control group showed significant clinical improvement in 3 of 6 parameters (NS). At follow-up, the improvement was still present in 5 experimental cases but in none of the controls (p = 0.024). Successful patients had been sick for a shorter period of time and were less impaired by their condition.Psychological interventions in combination with physiotherapy can be effective in treating fibromyalgia patients, especially if applied early. |
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