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SynthesisInternational journal of behavioral medicine2016

Psychological Treatments for Chronic Pain in East and Southeast Asia: A Systematic Review.

Su-Yin Yang, Lance M McCracken, Rona Moss-Morris

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Synthesis in International journal of behavioral medicine, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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Su-Yin YangHealth Psychology Section, Psychology Department, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, 5th Floor Bermondsey Wing, Guy's Campus, London, SE1 9RT, UK.
Lance M McCrackenHealth Psychology Section, Psychology Department, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, 5th Floor Bermondsey Wing, Guy's Campus, London, SE1 9RT, UK. lance.mccracken@kcl.ac.uk.
Rona Moss-MorrisHealth Psychology Section, Psychology Department, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, 5th Floor Bermondsey Wing, Guy's Campus, London, SE1 9RT, UK.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPsychological treatments are recognised as generally effective for chronic pain. However, little is known about the evidence for psychological treatments for chronic pain in Asia. PURPOSE: This study aimed (1) to identify all treatment outcome studies in the area of psychological approaches to chronic pain in adult populations of East Asia and Southeast Asia and (2) to evaluate the treatment types, the evidence for treatment outcomes and research design quality with regard to these studies.

methodsWe identified all psychologically based treatment outcome studies for chronic pain in East and Southeast Asia by searching CENTRAL, EMBASE, PsycINFO, MEDLINE (via Ovid), Global Health and Web of Science from the beginning of each abstracting service until December 2014 (week 4).

resultsSeventeen studies met inclusion criteria including a total of N = 1,890 participants. Four were randomised controlled trials (RCTs), five controlled clinical trials (CCTs) and eight cohort studies. Treatment outcomes included pain, disability, depression and anxiety. Overall, the studies included in this review showed small to medium within-group effect sizes for all four outcomes. A majority of the studies were rated as weak in design quality. Three RCTs were found to be of strong quality, one of moderate quality and only one CCT of moderate quality.

conclusionThe current available literature on psychological treatments for chronic pain in East and Southeast Asia is generally small in scale, mostly preliminary and lags behind on some developments occurring in North America and Europe. Further development of treatment methods and research designs is warranted.

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AdultAnxietyAsia, SoutheasternChronic PainCognitive Behavioral TherapyDepressionHumansPain ManagementRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicTreatment OutcomeChronic painEast AsiaPsychological treatmentsSoutheast AsiaSystematic review

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PMID25814461

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