Pain coping skills training for African Americans with osteoarthritis study: baseline participant characteristics and comparison to prior studies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Pain Coping Skills Training for African Americans with OsteoaRTthritis (STAART) trial is examining the effectiveness of a culturally enhanced pain coping skills training (CST) program for African Americans with osteoarthritis (OA). This disparities-focused trial aimed to reach a population with greater symptom severity and risk factors for poor pain-related outcomes than previous studies. This paper compares characteristics of STAART participants with prior studies of CST or cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)-informed training in pain coping strategies for OA.

Methods

A literature search identified 10 prior trials of pain CST or CBT-informed pain coping training among individuals with OA. We descriptively compared characteristics of STAART participants with ot

SUBMITTER: Allen KD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6145122 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature