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PePS Intervention
| Session | Content | Time to Surgery |
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| 1 | Introduction to relaxation and the relevance of interpretation in the pain experience. | 1-2 weeks pre-surgery |
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| 2 | Review of relaxation, interpretation and pain, and introduction to thought records. | 2-weeks post-surgery |
| 3 | Review of thought records and relaxation. Introduction to goal-setting and cognitive restructuring. | 3-weeks post-surgery |
| 4 | Review of goal setting, relaxation, and cognitive restructuring. | 4-weeks post-surgery |
