Trial reportPain medicine (Malden, Mass.)2017
Testing a Positive Psychological Intervention for Osteoarthritis.
Trial report in Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. It is linked to trial NCT02223858 (Staying Positive), which is not on this map. Cited by 35 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Staying Positive: An Intervention to Reduce Osteoarthritis Pain Disparities
Who cites it
35 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Nonpharmacological approaches for pain and symptoms of depression in people with osteoarthritis: systematic review and meta-analyses.Scientific reports · 2023Pooled it
- Complementary and integrative health approaches to manage chronic pain in U.S. military populations: Results from a systematic review and meta-analysis, 1985-2019.Psychological services · 2021Pooled it
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of psychological interventions to improve mental wellbeing.Nature human behaviour · 2021Pooled it
- Pooled it
- A Community Health Worker-Led Positive Psychology Intervention for African American Older Adults With Chronic Pain.The Gerontologist · 2022Trial
- Positive affect skills may improve pain management in people with HIV.Journal of health psychology · 2020Trial
- Effect of a Positive Psychological Intervention on Pain and Functional Difficulty Among Adults With Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2018Trial
- Psychosocial Interventions for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain Among Older Adults: A Scoping Review.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2026Review
- TASC: a time-aware sequence clustering framework with uncertainty quantification for electronic health record trajectories.BioData mining · 2026Article
- Non-Pharmacological Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Knee Osteoarthritis: A Scoping Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.Journal of pain research · 2026Review
- Non-Pharmacological Pain Management for Osteoarthritis: Review Update.Current rheumatology reports · 2025Review
- Mapping review of pain management programmes and psychological therapies for community-dwelling older people living with pain.European geriatric medicine · 2024Review
- Promoting a foundation of resilience in older adults: pilot trial of a strengths-based positive psychology intervention for chronic low back pain.Health psychology and behavioral medicine · 2024Article
- Clinical value of ankle flexion and extension exercises combined with a psychological intervention in knee osteoarthritis.World journal of psychiatry · 2023Article
- Reporting of sex and gender in clinical trials of opioids and rehabilitation in military and Veterans with chronic pain.Journal of military, veteran and family health · 2023Article
- Examining Physical and Cognitive Function in Chronic Low Back Pain Through the Use of a Multisystem Resilience Framework.Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) · 2023Article
- Surgeons Attitude toward Psychosocial Aspects of Trapeziometacarpal Osteoarthritis.Journal of hand and microsurgery · 2022Article
- Lessons in Affect Regulation to Keep Stress and Pain UndeR control (LARKSPUR): Design of a randomized controlled trial to increase positive affect in middle-aged and older adults with fibromyalgia.Contemporary clinical trials · 2022Article
- Long noncoding RNA H19 alleviates inflammation in osteoarthritis through interactions between TP53, IL-38, and IL-36 receptor.Bone & joint research · 2022Article
- Demographic and disease characteristics associated with pain intensity, kinesiophobia, balance, and fall self-efficacy among people with osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Article
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issuedErratum.2017
Authors and funding
8 authors.
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Abstract
objectiveOsteoarthritis is a leading cause of disability for which there is no cure. Psychosocial-oriented treatments are underexplored. We developed and tested an intervention to build positive psychological skills (e.g., gratitude) to reduce osteoarthritis symptom severity, including pain and functioning, and to improve psychosocial well-being in patients with knee or hip osteoarthritis.
designTwo-arm randomized design with six-month follow-up.
settingAn academic Veterans Affairs Medical Center. SUBJECTS: Patients aged 50 years or older with knee or hip osteoarthritis and pain ratings of 4 or higher.
methodsPatients (N = 42) were randomized to a six-week program containing positive skill-building activities or neutral control activities tailored to the patient population. Adherence was assessed by telephone each week. We assessed osteoarthritis symptom severity (WOMAC Osteoarthritis Index) and measures of well-being (positive affect, negative affect, and life satisfaction) at baseline and by telephone one, three, and six months after the program ended. We used linear mixed models to examine changes over time.
resultsThe majority (64%) of patients completed more than 80% of their weekly activities. Patients in the positive (vs neutral) program reported significantly more improvement over time in osteoarthritis symptom severity (P = 0.02, Cohen's d = 0.86), negative affect (P = 0.03, Cohen's d = 0.50), and life satisfaction (P = 0.02, Cohen's d = 0.36).
conclusionsThe study successfully engaged patients with knee or hip osteoarthritis in a six-week intervention to build positive psychological skills. Improving osteoarthritis symptom severity and measures of psychosocial well-being, the intervention shows promise as a tool for chronic pain management.
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