Table 4.
Degree to which psychoeducational recommendations can improve health.
| Chronic Pain Patients (P1 to P19) | P1 | P2 | P3 | P4 | P5 | P6 | P7 | P8 | P9 | P10 | P11 | P12 | P13 | P14 | P15 | P16 | P17 | P18 | P19 | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Items Questionnaire (R1 to R6) | * Scale | |||||||||||||||||||
| R1 Certain emotions such as fear and sadness make me suffer more pain. Managing these emotions would help me feel better. | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 79 |
| R2 Catastrophizing thoughts about pain make me feel worse; some acceptance of pain would help me suffer less. | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 79 |
| R3 Relaxation or meditation helps me distance myself from pain and reduce my suffering. | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 81 |
| R4 Being able to keep on doing activities that are important in my daily life (family, work, leisure, friendships, etc.) helps me feel better. | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 88 |
| R5 Psychological therapy can help me feel better and reduce my suffering. | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 79 |
| R6 Other psychoeducational recommendations (briefly describe the recommendation in the box below and indicate the degree to which you think it can improve your health). | 4 | NA | NA | 4 | 5 | NA | NA | 5 | NA | 4 | 5 | 5 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 5 | 4 | 4 | 45 |
* Hight (5 to 4); Moderate (3 to 2); Low (1 to 0); Do not answer (NA).