Global ETD Search
Search theses and dissertations gathered from participating repositories worldwide. Every result links back to the library that holds it. No account is needed.
Results
Showing 1 to 20 of 61 for “"Pain--Treatment"”.
-
Relationship Between Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionaire (FABQ) Scores and Acute Low Back Pain Treatment
… of individuals are afflicted with low back pain. Clinical researchers have a growing concern that patients' acute pain will develop into chronic pain, partly because of their fear-avoidance beliefs often resulting in them not returning to work (George, 2006; Pincus, 2002). The aims of this …
-
The Effects of Perceived Locus of Control and Dispositional Optimism on Chronic Pain Treatment Outcomes.
… health care and lost productivity due to chronic pain has been estimated at over $70 billion per year. Researchers have attempted to discover the psychosocial and personality factors that discriminate between people who learn to cope well with chronic pain and those who have difficulty adjusting. …
-
The relationship of antidepressant use, depression, depressive symptomatology and reported pain to multidisciplinary chronic pain treatment outcome measures
… to analyze various objective measures of treatment outcome among patients that participated in a multidisciplinary chronic pain treatment program and to compare these measures to the absence or presence of antidepressant medication, the level of depression, and the quality of pain and …
-
Examining the Effects of Contextually-Imposed Cognitive Load on Providers' Chronic Pain Treatment Decisions for Racially and Socioeconomically Diverse Patients
… low SES are more likely to receive suboptimal pain care. One potential contributor to these disparities is biased provider decision-making—there is compelling evidence that providers are influenced by patient race and SES when making pain treatment decisions. According to the dual process …
-
Bias in pain care: What patient variables do providers report as influencing their treatment decisions?
… patients are often under-treated for chronic pain, despite reporting more pain on average. This disparity is likely due to multiple systemic factors, including healthcare provider bias. Providers often treat patients differently for chronic pain depending on the patient’s race and SES, but …
-
Determinants and Effectiveness of Nonpharmacologic Pain Interventions Versus Prescription Opioids
… in the use nonpharmacologic versus pharmacologic pain treatments, (ii) identify which social determinants of health predict access to opioid pain treatments and low-risk alternatives, and (iii) inform clinical practice guidelines for postoperative pain management by demonstrating the benefits of …
-
Health (Internal-External) Locus of Control in Patients With Soft Tissue Chronic Pain, and Treatment With Art Therapy
<p>Specialists working in the field of Chronic Pain Treatment, have taught the general medical community that the old approach of treating chronic pain as acute pain has created a host of problems for the chronic pain patient, including poor recovery rates, drug addiction, increased and persistent …
-
Psychological and Family Variables Associated with the Treatment of Pediatric Idiopathic Pain
<p>The present study examined variability in treatment outcomes of children with idiopathic chronic pain. Specifically, the biopsychosocial model was used as a framework to consider the way that symptoms of depression and anxiety as well as parent response to pain contributed to the change in a …
-
"treating the whole person:" an ethnographic study of an integrative medicine pain clinic
<p>Although chronic pain has been increasingly recognized as a critical health issue in the U.S., solely biomedical approaches to pain management are often less effective than comprehensive ones in addressing this condition (Crowley-Matoka, et al. 2009; Good 1994; Greenhalgh 2001; Institute of …
-
Development of positioning devices for MRI-guided high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) for abdominal, thyroid and brain, tumours
… technologies, combined with more sophisticated treatment methods and monitoring methods allow non-invasive procedures in many areas such as the brain, eye, breast, kidney, liver, pancreas, thyroid, uterine fibroids and pancreas. Meanwhile, new investigations are underway for treading cardiac …
-
Association Between Health-Related Perceptions and Treatment Outcomes in an Interdisciplinary Pain Management Program
BACKGROUND: Adherence to treatment recommendations, specifically chronic pain treatment, is a particular area of importance in the elderly. It has been suggested that patient beliefs/perceptions play a role in treatment outcome, and the current study seeks to further explore this relationship in …
-
Structural Studies of the Cold and Menthol Sensing Ion Channel TRPM8
… convert them into electrical signals, and elicit pain sensations in higher nerve center inside bodies. The detection of noxious stimuli at the beginning of this sensory circuit is mediated by receptors or ion channels expressed at peripheral nerve endings, which respond to specific chemical, …
-
Using the Electronic Medical Record to Ensure Compliance with Opioid Prescription Laws in Texas
… by an overreliance on opioid medications for the treatment of chronic pain. The state of Texas medical board (TMB) enacted a law change that restricts and regulates the prescribing and dispensing of controlled substances with respect to patients experiencing chronic pain. LOCAL PROBLEM: At the …
-
The theory of planned behavior and adherence to a multidisciplinary treatment program for chronic pain.
… (TBP) and adherence to a multidisciplinary pain center (MPC) treatment program for chronic pain. While the results of several studies have provided support for the efficacy of MPC treatment in chronic pain, the problems of adherence and attrition are important. TPB is a cognitive/social …
-
The immediate effects of thearapeutic taping on musculoskeletal pain
1 PDF file (viii, 68 pages)
-
Cultural Comparison: Nurse Selected Pain Management Actions
… to:<br> 1. To describe the type and ranking of pain management actions nurses select for Native American and Caucasian patients with acute low back pain.<br> 2. To determine if there are any significant personal and professional nurse factors which influence the type of pain management actions …
-
The effect of ice bag application on musculoskeletal pain during application
1 PDF file (viii, 57 pages)
-
Perceived and functional disability in adults with chronic pain: what accounts for discrepancies?
<p>Disability among patients with chronic pain can be assessed functionally (behaviorally) or subjectively (self-report). However, discrepancies--including low or zero correlations--between these methods are commonly reported. Research suggests that subjective disability may be more influenced by …
-
The Use of a Habit Reversal Treatment for chronic Facial Pain in a Minimal Therapist Contact Format
… in response to experimental stressors, such as painful or frustrating stimuli. Many believe the link between stress and increased masseter muscle pain is parafunctional oral habits, including teeth clenching, grinding, and lip biting. Habit reversal has been used effectively to treat …
Page 1 of 4