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ArticleCanadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie2018

Can pain catastrophizing be changed in surgical patients? A scoping review

Eric Gibson, Marlis T. Sabo

Registry-linked trialOpen access · bronzeAbstract readScoping Review
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Article in Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04814992 (Pre-op CBT to Reduce the Risk for Development of Chronic Post-surgical Pain in Patients Undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty), which is not on this map. Cited by 35 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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NCT04814992 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2020, after this paper: background citation

Pre-op CBT to Reduce the Risk for Development of Chronic Post-surgical Pain in Patients Undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of PennsylvaniaRan2020 to 2023Enrolled54ConditionsChronic Post-Surgical PainArmsComputer-Assisted Preoperative CBT Intervention (PAINTrainer)
3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Eric GibsonFrom the Faculty of Kinesiology (Gibson), the Section of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery (Sabo) and the South Campus Research Unit for Bone & Soft Tissue (Gibson, Sabo), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
Marlis T. SaboFrom the Faculty of Kinesiology (Gibson), the Section of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery (Sabo) and the South Campus Research Unit for Bone & Soft Tissue (Gibson, Sabo), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
Gibson Energy (Canada) · CA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Catastrophizing, a coping style characterized by an exaggerated negative affect when experiencing or anticipating pain, is an important factor that adversely affects surgical outcomes. Various interventions have been attempted with the goal of reducing catastrophizing and, by extension, improving treatment outcomes. We performed a systematic review to determine whether catastrophizing can be altered in surgical patients and to present evidence for interventions aimed at reducing catastrophizing in this population. Methods: Using a scoping design, we performed a systematic search of MEDLINE and Embase. Studies reporting original research measuring catastrophizing, before and after an intervention, on the Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS) or Coping Strategies Questionnaire (CSQ) were selected. Studies were assessed for quality, the nature of the intervention and the magnitude of the effect observed. Results: We identified 47 studies that measured the change in catastrophizing score following a broad range of interventions in surgical patients, including surgery, patient education, physiotherapy, cognitive behavioural therapy, psychologist-directed therapy, nursing-directed therapy and pharmacological treatments. The mean change in catastrophizing score as assessed with the PCS ranged from 0 to –19, and that with the CSQ, from +0.07 to –13. Clinically important changes in catastrophizing were observed in 7 studies (15%). Conclusion: Catastrophizing was observed to be modifiable with an intervention in a variety of surgical patient populations. Some interventions produced greater reductions than others, which will help direct future research in the improvement of surgical outcomes.

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CatastrophizationHumansPainPsychotherapySurgical Procedures, Operative

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PMID30246983
PMCPMC6153100
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