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Disability, Discrepancy, Functional Capacity, Pain, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Spine
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Perceived And Functional Disability In Adults With Chronic Pain: What Accounts For Discrepancies?, Dana Catharine Nevedal
Perceived And Functional Disability In Adults With Chronic Pain: What Accounts For Discrepancies?, Dana Catharine Nevedal
Wayne State University Dissertations
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 psychosocial factors than disability measured during functional tasks, leading to under/over reporting, but further investigation is needed. This study sought to identify correlates of discrepancies between subjective and functional disability in two samples of patients with chronic pain.
Retrospective data was compiled from clinical records of 389 patients evaluated at a university multidisciplinary chronic spinal pain treatment program (52.7% men; 88.9% White, 9.8% Black; spinal …