Measured intelligence of problematic patients with chronic pain.
100 patients with chronic pain judged "problematic" by their referring physicians were administered the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Test-Revised. 38 obtained IQs of 85 or less while only 11 earned IQs of 101 or higher. While a number of confounds may have influenced these results, low intelligence appears to be a marker for negative treatment prognosis, at least as perceived by physicians, and its influence would seem to merit further investigation and clarification.
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Alabama Pain Clinic, Isle of Palms. SC 29451, USA.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001416:Back Pain / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D011379:Prognosis; D011594:Psychometrics; D012050:Rehabilitation, Vocational / Q000523:psychology; D014888:Wechsler Scales / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*