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Evaluation of a humor training program for patients with chronic pain - A randomized controlled intervention trial

Not Applicable
Conditions
F45.41
Registration Number
DRKS00019195
Lead Sponsor
niversität Regensburg
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
189
Inclusion Criteria

No severe cognitive deficits, good German language skills

Exclusion Criteria

Severe cognitive deficits, linguistic difficulties

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Actual pain intensity, Depression scale of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS)<br><br>--> Both completed within the German pain questionnaire (Deutscher Schmerzfragebogen, DSF) at the beginning (pretest) and end (posttest) of the inpatient stay, as well as in a 3 months follow-up.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Quality of Life Impairment by Pain Inventory (QLIP), Subscale Self-Enhancing Humor of the Humor Styles Questionnaire (HSQ), State version of the State Trait Cheerfulness Inventory (STCI-S<30>), Generalized Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE), Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ),<br>Positive And Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS),<br><br>--> each completed at the beginning (pretest) and end (posttest) of the inpatient stay, as well as in a 3 months follow-up.<br><br>Feedback questionnaire for the training group at posttest measurment
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