The association between pain self-efficacy and patient-reported outcome measures for hand disorders: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Multiple psychological factors influence the functioning of patients with hand disorders. Pain self-efficacy is a positive psychological factor, which concerns an individual's confidence to function despite experiencing pain. This study aimed to analyse the association between pain self-efficacy and a patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) for hand and wrist disorders.

Methods

Cross-sectional data from patient records were collected prior to hand therapy to analyse the correlation between pain self-efficacy and a PROM for hand and wrist disorders. The assessment tools consisted of the Dutch translations of the Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire Short Form (PSEQ-2) and the Patient Rated Wrist Hand Evaluation (PRWHE).

Results

The findings were reported for t

SUBMITTER: Overduin I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10581536 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature