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Effectiveness of self-monitoring of negative self statements with chronic pain patients

Babson, Lisabeth J.C.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1195144188

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2007, Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, Physical Activity and Educational Services.
The post-injury return to work problem is severe and continues to result in loss of worker productivity and increased cost to business and industry nearing $16 billion annually. With the increase in workers’ compensation claims, there is a stronger push for returning consumers to work once they have reached Maximum Medical Improvement (MMI). This study examined the use of a self-monitoring intervention on the frequency of negative self statements of chronic pain patients within the therapeutic setting. Three subjects who have secondary psychiatric claims through the Bureau of Workers’ compensation and who have chronic pain participated in this study. The subjects chosen for this study were of interest due to the complex pain issues and their pervasive negativistic thinking styles which surround their chronic pain and workers compensation status. This study used an ABAB reversal design. The results of this study suggest the patients lowered the amount of negative self statements made during each of the self monitoring interventions than during baseline. Each of the three participants demonstrated the ability to lower the amount of both pain related and non-pain related negative self statements. Though the number of negative self statements made per therapy session decreased on average for each patient through each successive intervention, some of the return to baseline levels were not as elevated. This suggests possible occurrence of treatment effects, which suggest the patients began to internalize the treatment intervention during the second baseline phases. Self-monitoring has been an effective tool utilized in educational and clinical settings. Self-monitoring can act as a motivating device by encouraging people to set goals of progressive improvement for themselves, even though they have not been explicitly asked to do so. In the case with chronic pain patients, increased levels of self regulation and self esteem may decrease negativistic thinking which may then lead to more predictable and improved outcomes.
Bruce Growick (Advisor)
135 p.
Chronic Pain; Depression; Negative Self Statements

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  • Babson, L. J.C. (2007). Effectiveness of self-monitoring of negative self statements with chronic pain patients [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1195144188

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Babson, Lisabeth. Effectiveness of self-monitoring of negative self statements with chronic pain patients. 2007. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1195144188.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Babson, Lisabeth. "Effectiveness of self-monitoring of negative self statements with chronic pain patients." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1195144188

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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