The Role of Psychological Factors in Chronic Pain Treatment Outcomes in the Military.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Chronic pain treatment in the military includes complementary and integrative health (CIH) therapies that may affect psychological factors such as pain catastrophizing, chronic pain acceptance, pain self-efficacy, and patient activation. The unique roles that psychosocial factors play in how CIH approaches reduce pain are not clear. This study examined if a holistic pain management program improved pain outcomes through psychological mediators in service members with chronic pain.

Design

Secondary analysis of a clinical trial.

Methods

Active-duty service members (n = 210) were randomly assigned to a 3-week course of standard rehabilitative care or standard rehabilitative care combined with CIH therapies. Both treatments were followed by a 3-week functional res

SUBMITTER: Eaton LH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10106383 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature