Research article summary (published 18 Nov 1990):

[Pain school. Ambulatory treatment of patients on long-term sick leave due to muscular pain. A 1-year follow-up study]

(Smerteskole. Poliklinisk behandling av langtidssykmeldte med muskulaere smertetilstander. En ett års oppfølgingsstudie.)

Full Abstract

55 patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain who had been on sick leave for at least six months took part in a four week outpatient treatment programme. The programme was multidisciplinary and consisted of a combination of physical activity, formal lectures about health matters and individual consultations with doctor, psychologist, social worker, nurse and sports instructor. Pretreatment Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory and Health Locus of Control showed the patients to have a typical chronic pain profile. The tests did not discriminate between those who had a favourable outcome and those who did not. At one year follow-up, 21 of the 55 patients had returned to work despite unchanged subjective intensity of pain.

Author information

Author/s: Winnem, M F (MF);

Affiliation: Avdeling for rehabilitering og fysikalsk medisin, Sentralsykehuset for Ostfold i Fredrikstad.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: English Abstract; Journal Article

Journal: Tidsskrift for den Norske lægeforening : tidsskrift for praktisk medicin, ny række (Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen), published in NORWAY. (Language: nor)

Reference: 1990-Nov; vol 110 (issue 28) : pp 3598-601

Dates: Created 1991/01/31; Completed 1991/01/31; Revised 2008/07/16;

PMID: 2260054, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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Absenteeism Adult Ambulatory Care - methods Analgesia - methods Chronic Disease Female Follow-Up Studies Humans

Humans MMPI Male Middle Aged Muscular Diseases - psychology; therapy Norway Pain - psychology; therapy Patient Education as Topic

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