Pain-related fear in adolescents with chronic musculoskeletal pain: process evaluation of an interdisciplinary graded exposure program.

ABSTRACT:

Background

For studying the effectiveness of treatment, it is important to check whether a new treatment is performed as originally described in the study-protocol.

Objectives

To evaluate whether an interdisciplinary graded exposure program, for adolescents with chronic musculoskeletal pain reporting pain-related fear, was performed according to protocol, and whether it is feasible to implement the program in rehabilitation care.

Methods

A process evaluation where quantitative and qualitative data on participant characteristics (adolescents, parents and therapists), attendance and participants' opinion on the program were collected, by means of registration forms, questionnaires and group interviews. To evaluate treatment fidelity, audio and video recordings of progra

SUBMITTER: Dekker C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7071667 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature