Factors involved in patients' perceptions of self-improvement after chronic pain treatment.

Results from this study showed that participants’ self-reported improvement levels differed significantly on experiences of emotional distress (i.e., depression, anxiety, catastrophizing), general health, activity engagement, three of the four stages of readiness to change (i.e., precontemplation, contemplation, and maintenance), and three adaptive coping strategies (i.e., task persistence, pacing, and seeking social support); the differences between groups in improvement approached significance on the action stage of readiness to change and on pain-related disability.

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Though significance was not reached for the PDI (F = 5.62, P = 0.004) and the Action subscale of the PSOCQ (F = 5.62, P = 0.004), both P values were closely approaching significance and thus warrant further exploration.

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