title: Everyday occupational problems perceived by participants in a pain rehabilitation programme.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Knowledge of the diversity of occupational problems perceived by people with chronic pain is insufficient.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To describe everyday occupational problems among patients with musculoskeletal pain enrolled in a pain rehabilitation programme, and to compare subgroups based on participant characteristics.
  
  
  METHODS
  The sample consisted of 152 men and women. Occupational performance was assessed with the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM). Other data were obtained from forms including sociodemographic variables and pain diagnoses.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The participants reported 706 prioritized everyday occupational problems categorized as self-care (37%), productivity (32%), and leisure (31%). Household management was the largest sub-category. Working, sitting, and cleaning the house were the specific occupational problems reported most frequently. Women reported significantly more occupations related to productivity and men reported more self-care occupations.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Patients with pain have a wide range of occupational problems that need to be addressed, along with gender-specific needs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden. Elisabeth.persson@med.lu.se
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Persson
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lexell
authors.forename: Marcelo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rivano-Fischer
authors.forename: Mona
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Eklund
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D002170:Canada; D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D004526:Efficiency; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007899:Leisure Activities / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D059352:Musculoskeletal Pain / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D009788:Occupational Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D012648:Self Care / Q000523:psychology*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013548:Sweden; D055815:Young Adult