Abstract
The Pain Assessment Index is a weighted composite of MMPI scales which has been shown tobe useful in predicting surgical outcome for chronic pain patients. In this study, 48 patients treated at a nonsurgical multidisciplinary pain clinic were categorized into predicted success (N=23) or predicted failure (N=25) groups based on their PAI scores. The groups did not differ on any of the pretreatment variables, and they differed on only one follow-up outcome measure. More patients in the predicted failure group reported using narcotics than did their predicted success group counterparts. Implications of these results and recommendations for future research are discussed. J Pain Sympt Manag 1987;2:23–27.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 23-27 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of Pain and Symptom Management |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 1987 |
| Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Nursing(all)
- Clinical Neurology
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
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Guck, T. P., Meilman, P. W., & Miles Skultety, F. (1987). Pain assessment index: Evaluationfollowing multidisciplinary pain treatment. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 2(1), 23-27. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0885-3924(87)80042-8