ArticleTranslational behavioral medicine2012
Self-management of chronic pain in Malaysian patients: effectiveness trial with 1-year follow-up.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Longitudinal outcome evaluations of Interdisciplinary Multimodal Pain Treatment programmes for patients with chronic primary musculoskeletal pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of pain (London, England) · 2022Pooled it
- Psychological Treatments for Chronic Pain in East and Southeast Asia: A Systematic Review.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2016Pooled it
- Evaluating Group CBT for Depression in Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Patients in a Malaysian Public Hospital.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2025Trial
- Effectiveness of Health-Led Cognitive Behavioral-Based Group Therapy on Pain, Functional Disability and Psychological Outcomes among Knee Osteoarthritis Patients in Malaysia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Trial
- Evidence-Based Self-Management Strategies for Fibromyalgia: Foundations for Digital Therapeutic Applications.Interactive journal of medical research · 2026Article
- Health-related quality of life of Malaysian patients with chronic non-malignant pain and its associated factors: a cross-sectional study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Article
- Antinociceptive Effects of Cardamonin in Mice: Possible Involvement of TRPV₁, Glutamate, and Opioid Receptors.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2018Article
- Socioeconomic value of intervention for chronic pain.Journal of anesthesia · 2016Observational
- Translational behavioral pain management: new directions and new opportunities.Translational behavioral medicine · 2012Article
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Abstract
Self-management of chronic illnesses has been widely recognised as an important goal on quality of life, health service utilisation and cost grounds. This study describes the first published account on the application of this approach to people suffering from chronic pain conditions in a Southeast Asian country, Malaysia. A heterogeneous sample of chronic pain patients in Malaysia attended a 2-week cognitive-behavioural pain management programme (PMP) aimed at improving daily functional activities and general psychological well-being. Complete datasets from 70 patients out of 102 patients who attended 11 programmes conducted from 2002 to 2007, as well as the 1-month and 1-year follow-up sessions at the hospital clinic, are reported. The pre- to post-treatment results on self-report measures indicate that significant gains were achieved on the dimensions of pain, disability and psychological well-being. These gains were maintained at both 1-month and 1-year follow-ups. The results mirror those reported from similar interventions in Europe and North America and indicate the concept of self-management of a chronic illness is acceptable and meaningful to Asian patients. Importantly, the achieved outcomes were independent of gender and ethnic group status.
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