A telephonic intervention for promoting occupational re-integration in work-disabled individuals with musculoskeletal pain

Sullivan, Michael; Simon, Gregory E.

doi:10.1007/s13142-012-0119-6

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“…Similar results were observed in an RCT of home-based yoga for low-back pain [30]. There is also evidence that Progressive Goal Attainment (i.e., treatment that facilitates progressive resumption of activities) may reduce fear of movement and (re)injury, and facilitate return to work [31]. Finally, a recent RCT demonstrated that CBT (e.g., activity training and graded exposure in vivo) for persons with low-back pain, who had not yet utilized long-term work-related disability, was efficacious at reducing perceived disability and fear-avoidance beliefs, both immediately after treatment and at 9-month follow-up [32].…”

Section: Pain-related Fear As a Target For Pain Treatmentsupporting

confidence: 67%

Pain-related fear, disability, and the fear-avoidance model of chronic pain

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2015

Current Opinion in Psychology

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Chronic pain is a significant public health concern that imposes substantial burdens on individuals and healthcare systems, and factors that contribute to the development and maintenance of pain-related disability are of increasing empirical and clinical interest. Consistent with the fear-avoidance model of chronic pain, greater pain-related fear has consistently been associated with more severe disability and may predict the progression of disability over time. Recent evidence indicates that treatments designed to reduce pain-related fear are efficacious for improving disability outcomes, and several clinical trials are currently underway to test tailored intervention content and methods of dissemination. Future research in this area is needed to identify factors (e.g., substance use, comorbid psychopathology) that may influence interrelations between pain-related fear, response to treatment, and disability.

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Section: Pain-related Fear As a Target For Pain Treatmentsupporting

confidence: 67%

Pain-related fear, disability, and the fear-avoidance model of chronic pain

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Ditre

2015

Current Opinion in Psychology

106

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“…The relation between symptom catastrophizing, as measured by the SCS, and disability has been demonstrated in three previous studies. Scores on the SCS have been shown to account for 17%–45% of the variance in self‐reported disability in individuals who are work‐disabled as a result of a health or mental health condition (Adams et al., ; Moore et al., ; Sullivan & Simon, ). Treatment‐related reductions in SCS scores have also been shown to be associated with occupational re‐engagement in individuals with debilitating health (i.e., pain) and mental health (i.e., depression) conditions (Adams et al., ; Sullivan & Simon, ).…”

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“…SCS scores can range from 0 and 14. The SCS has been shown to be internally reliable and correlated with measures of symptom severity and disability (Moore et al., ; Sullivan & Simon, ). In the present sample, Cronbach's alpha for the SCS was .86.…”

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“…The item content of the SCS was derived from the Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS) but modified for use with individuals with mental health conditions. Research has supported the reliability and validity of the SCS as a measure of catastrophic thinking in individuals with mental health conditions (Moore, Adams, Ellis, Thibault, & Sullivan, ; Sullivan & Simon, ).…”

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Treatment‐related reductions in catastrophizing predict return to work in individuals with post‐traumatic stress disorder

Sullivan

Adams

Ellis³

et al. 2017

J Appl Biobehavioral Res

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Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been associated with high rates of work-disability. In other domains of research, it has been shown that catastrophic thinking also contributes to work-disability. The present study examined the relation between catastrophic thinking and work-disability in individuals with PTSD. The study sample consisted of 73 work-disabled individuals with PTSD who were referred to an occupational rehabilitation service. Participants completed measures of post-traumatic stress symptoms, depression, pain, catastrophic thinking, and occupational disability at admission and termination of the rehabilitation intervention.Return-to-work was assessed 1 month following the termination of the rehabilitation intervention. Cross-sectional analyses revealed that catastrophic thinking contributed significant unique variance to the prediction of occupational disability, even when controlling for the severity of symptoms of PTSD.Prospective analyses revealed that treatment-related reductions in catastrophic thinking predicted successful return to work, beyond the variance accounted for by reductions in the severity of symptoms of PTSD. The findings suggest that catastrophic thinking is a determinant of occupational disability in individuals with PTSD. The findings further suggest that interventions designed to reduce catastrophic thinking might promote more successful occupational re-integration in individuals recovering from post-traumatic stress symptoms.

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“…Items included in the SCS reflect the same multidimensional conceptualization of symptom catastrophizing (i.e., magnification, rumination, helplessness) that guided the development of the PCS. Research has supported the reliability and validity of the SCS as a measure of catastrophic thinking in individuals with debilitating health and mental health conditions (Moore et al., 2016; Sullivan & Simon, 2012).…”

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The Sequential Relation Between Changes in Catastrophizing and Changes in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Severity

Pimentel

Adams²,

Ellis³

et al. 2020

Journal of Traumatic Stress

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Catastrophizing has been discussed as a cognitive precursor to the emergence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms following the experience of stressful events. Implicit in cognitive models of PTSD is that treatment-related reductions in catastrophizing should yield reductions in PTSD symptoms. The tenability of this prediction has yet to be tested. The present study investigated the sequential relation between changes in a specific form of catastrophizing-symptom catastrophizing-and changes in PTSD symptom severity in a sample of 73 work-disabled individuals enrolled in a 10-week behavioral activation intervention. Measures of symptom catastrophizing and PTSD symptom severity were completed at pre-, mid-, and posttreatment assessment points. Cross-sectional analyses of pretreatment data revealed that symptom catastrophizing accounted for significant variance in PTSD symptom severity, β = .40, p < .001, sr = .28 (medium effect size), even when controlling for known correlates of symptom catastrophizing, such as pain and depression. Significant reductions in symptom catastrophizing and PTSD symptoms were observed during treatment, with large effect sizes, ds = 1.42 and 0.94, respectively, ps < .001. Cross-lagged analyses revealed that early change in symptom catastrophizing predicted later change in PTSD symptoms; early changes in PTSD symptom severity did not predict later change in symptom catastrophizing. These findings are consistent with the conceptual models that posit a causal relation between catastrophizing and PTSD symptom severity. The clinical implications of the findings are discussed. Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a debilitating mental health condition that can emerge after exposure to traumatic events; it is characterized by symptom clusters that include reexperiencing symptoms, negative cognitions, distressing emotions, avoidance, and hyperarousal (American Psychiatric Association [APA], 2013).

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A telephonic intervention for promoting occupational re-integration in work-disabled individuals with musculoskeletal pain

Cited by 13 publications

References 40 publications

Pain-related fear, disability, and the fear-avoidance model of chronic pain

Pain-related fear, disability, and the fear-avoidance model of chronic pain

Treatment‐related reductions in catastrophizing predict return to work in individuals with post‐traumatic stress disorder

The Sequential Relation Between Changes in Catastrophizing and Changes in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Severity

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