Attitudes and prognosis in chronic low back pain.
Eighteen patients with chronic low back pain were interviewed before and after a programme of conservative treatment and again 4 months later. Measures were made of severity and attitude towards disability, including the Kelly Repertory Grid. The best predictor of improvement was the degree of meaningfulness of the concept 'self in pain' as measured by the Repertory Grid.
O'Farrell
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Rehabilitation Studies Unit, Astley Ainslie Hospital, Edinburgh, U.K.
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Aitken
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D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012803:Sick Role; D012917:Social Adjustment