Cognitive Coping Style and the Effectiveness of Distraction or Sensation-Focused Instructions in Chronic Pain Patients.

AIM:This study set out to investigate whether cognitive coping strategies that match participants' preferred coping style effectively reduce pain intensity and situational anxiety in a population of people with chronic pain. METHOD:Chronic pain patients (N = 43) completed questionnaires on copi...

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Main Authors: Lisa Fox, Jane C Walsh, Todd G Morrison, David O' Gorman, Nancy Ruane, Caroline Mitchell, John J Carey, Robert Coughlan, Brian E McGuire
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4829147?pdf=render