title: Long-term outcomes of a multidisciplinary cognitive behavioural programme for coping with chronic neuropathic spinal cord injury pain.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the long-term outcomes of CONECSI (COping with NEuropathiC Spinal cord Injury pain), a multidisciplinary cognitive behavioural treatment programme in persons with spinal cord injury.
  
  
  METHODS
  Long-term follow-up pre-post-intervention design.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 29 subjects with a spinal cord injury and chronic neuropathic pain from 4 Dutch rehabilitation centres.
  
  
  METHODS
  Primary outcomes were pain intensity and pain-related disability (Chronic Pain Grade questionnaire). Secondary outcomes were mood (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale), participation in activities (Utrecht Activities List), and life satisfaction (Life Satisfaction Questionnaire). Random coefficient analysis was used for the analyses of measurements before (t1), immediate post-intervention (t2), and 6 (t3), 9 (t4), and 12 (t5) months follow-up.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The analyses showed significant improvements on pain intensity (t1-t2 and t1-t5) and pain-related disability (t1-t2, t1-t4, and t1-t5), anxiety and participation in activities (t1-t2, t1-t3, and t1-t5).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This exploratory study suggests that a multidisciplinary cognitive behavioural programme might have lasting improvements on pain intensity, pain-related disability, anxiety, and participation in activities in people with chronic neuropathic spinal cord injury pain and highlights the potential of such programmes.
authors.affiliation: , Center of Excellence for Rehabilitation Medicine, De Hoogstraat Rehabilitation, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Matagne
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Heutink
authors.forename: Marcel Wm
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Post
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Luthart
authors.forename: Marijke
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schuitemaker
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Slangen
authors.forename: Jolante
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sweers
authors.forename: Lonneke
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vlemmix
authors.forename: Eline
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lindeman
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009437:Neuralgia / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D059408:Pain Management; D010147:Pain Measurement; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome