Chronic Pain (Chronische pijn) Functional Somatic Syndromes (Functioneel Somatische Syndromen) Medically Unexplained Physical Symptoms(Somatisch onvoldoende verklaarde lichamelijke klachten)
Conditions
Interventions
- An experimental group is constituted of study participants who follow a 16 week outpatient multidisciplinary rehabilitation with an additional blended serious gaming component planned during the sec
Sponsors
Tilburg University, Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Tranzo Scientific Center for Care and Welfare
Ciran Rehabilitation Centers, Venlo, the Netherlands
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Included are all patients who received an indication of eligibility for outpatient multidisciplinary rehabilitation from a rehabilitation physician (and completed at least the first 8 weeks of an outpatient rehabilitation program). Indications are based on results of diagnostic tests (self-report), additional physical and psychological investigations, and a clinical interview. Patients: - are between 18 and 67 years of age; - report the presence of pain for more than 6 months, or fatigue complaints or a musculoskeletal disease for more than 3 months; - have no (more) indication for another (cost-) effective medical treatment, and; - report sustaining psychosocial problems
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The following exclusion criteria used by doctors - Physically not able to follow an active treatment - Psychiatric symptoms are not adequately controlled - Significant risk of psychological decompensation through a rehabilitation treatment. - Language or communication problems that make it impossible to follow rehabilitation. - Not able to change behavior (due to personality disorders, 3rd party liabilities, or otherwise).
Design outcomes
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| SECONDARY OUTCOME(S): Patient Global Impression of Change; PGIC General subjective health (1-item from the SF-36) Treatment satisfaction (3 items Likert scales) | — |
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain intensity (Current pain: 11-point Numerical Rating scale) Pain coping and cognitions (Pain coping and cognitions list; PCCL) Fatigue (Checklist Individual Strength; CIS) Psychopathologic symptoms (Symptoms Checklist; SCL-90) | — |
Contacts
Public ContactMiel A P Vugts
Tilburg University, Tilburg School of Behavioral Sciences, Tranzo
Outcome results
None listed