Patient’s Coping Strategies on Chronic Low Back Pain

Abstract

Chronic low back pain is a major public health problem worldwide. In addition to the high prevalence of this condition, studies are showing that patients with chronic pain present with less quality of life, lower levels in general well-being scales, and higher use of health care services. Psychological factors have an important role in an individual's experience of LBP and its impact on their functioning and quality of life. To deal with the suffering, patients use strategies to manage their pain and its impact, also known as coping. The purpose of this review is to examine the coping strategies of patient with chronic low back pain.

"The Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Chronic Low Back Pain"

“…[7,8] Chronic LBP is linked to high intensity pain, disability, psychiatric comorbidities (depression, anxiety, personality disorders, substance) and low quality of life. [9] The need of potential treatments to take the complexity of LBP into account and encompass a representative range of medical disciplines and disciplines allied to medicine, combined so as to offer maximum benefit to patients [10] has emerged [9]. Within this context, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) has been established as one of the non-pharmacological therapies of choice [11,12], including psychoeducation about pain, cognitive restructuring, problem resolution, relaxation and behavioral activation.…”