Impact of Pain Neuroscience Education Program in Community Physiotherapy Context on Pain Perception and Psychosocial Variables Associated with It in Elderly Persons: A Ranzomized Controlled Trial

Juan Vicente-Mampel, Pedro Gargallo (), Iker Javier Bautista, Paula Blanco-Gímenez, Nieves de Bernardo Tejedor, Mónica Alonso-Martín, Marta Martínez-Soler and Luis Baraja-Vegas
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Juan Vicente-Mampel: Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Catholic University of Valencia, 46001 Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Pedro Gargallo: Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Catholic University of Valencia, 46001 Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Iker Javier Bautista: Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Catholic University of Valencia, 46001 Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Paula Blanco-Gímenez: Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Catholic University of Valencia, 46001 Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Nieves de Bernardo Tejedor: Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Catholic University of Valencia, 46001 Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Mónica Alonso-Martín: Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Catholic University of Valencia, 46001 Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Marta Martínez-Soler: Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Catholic University of Valencia, 46001 Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Luis Baraja-Vegas: Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Catholic University of Valencia, 46001 Valencia, Valencia, Spain

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 19, 1-12

Abstract: This study investigated the long-term effect (six-months) of a Pain Neuroscience Education (PNE) program on pain perception, quality of life, kinesiophobia and catastrophism in older adults with multimorbidity and chronic pain. Fifty participants ( n = 50) were randomly assigned to the pain education therapy group (PET; n = 24) and control group (CG; n = 26). The PET group received six sessions (i.e., once a week, 50 min) about neurophysiology of pain while the CG carried on with their usual life. Perception of pain through the visual analogue scale (VAS), quality of life (EQ-5D questionnaire), kinesiophobia (TSK-11) and catastrophism (PCS) were assessed after six months since the last PNE session. Statistically significant differences on VAS (t (48) = 44, p = 0.01, ES = 0.42 [0.13, 0.65]) was found in favor to PET group. No other statistically significant differences were found. This study found that the application of a PNE intervention in an isolated form was able to significantly reduce pain perception with low effect size in the long-term (six months after intervention) in elderly people with chronic pain.

Keywords: elderly people; chronic pain; education; quality of life; kinesiophobia; catastrophism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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