Université de Fribourg

Level of readiness of chronic pain patients to practise active self-care

Scala, E. ; Decosterd, I. ; Faouzi, M. ; Burnand, B. ; Rodondi, Pierre-Yves

In: European Journal of Pain, 2018, vol. 22, no. 10, p. 1800–1812

Background Given the limited alleviation of chronic pain with pharmacological treatments, various nonpharmacological and self-care approaches are often proposed that require patients’ motivation. Objective To evaluate the level of readiness (LOR) to practise different types of active self-care among chronic pain patients. Method A quantitative cross-sectional survey was conducted among all...