An empirical investigation of the 'Biopsychosocial Disease Consequence model': psychological impairment, disability and handicap in chronic pain patients.
Disabil Rehabil
; 17(6): 281-92, 1995.
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ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study is to emphasize the meaningfulness of a global, functional rather than a narrow medical view in the efficacy evaluation of chronic pain treatment. Therefore, the 'Biopsychosocial Disease Consequence (BPSDC) model' to assess function more globally than before, is presented in this article. The model is based on two theories (1) the biopsychosocial approach and (2) WHO's classification of impairments, disabilities and handicaps. In addition to the presentation of the conceptual model, the development of the hypothetical criteria and assessment models for psychological impairments, disabilities and handicaps, and the validity testing of the psychological assessment axis are described. Within each of the three classes, i.e. psychological impairments, disabilities and handicaps, the results supported the independence of the hypothetical criteria from each other. On the other hand, results suggested that some changes to the hypothetical assessment models for some of the criteria might be valuable. It was concluded that although the most adequate psychological assessment models for function, found in this study, can be considered as robust and recommendable as one set of tools for functional assessment, the main aim of this article is to encourage multidisciplinary team efforts to develop and systematize the assessment procedures of function in patients suffering from chronic diseases.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Avaliação de Resultados em Cuidados de Saúde
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Dor Lombar
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Modelos Psicológicos
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1995
Tipo de documento:
Article