ISBN-13: 9783639119800 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 56 str.
ISBN-13: 9783639119800 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 56 str.
Observations of pain behavior have distinct advantages over self-report measures of pain. This is especially critical in a chronic lower back pain population where self-report of pain is unusually high. The goal of the current study was to investigate whether a streamlined behavior observation adapted from Keefe and Block s (1982) 10-minute observation is effective in identifying somatic amplification in a sample of Chronic Low Back Pain (CLBP) sufferers. We examined the relationship between a 4-minute behavior observation and the Somatic Amplification Rating Scale (SARS), a physiological exam measuring incongruent physical symptoms. Somatic amplification describes the tendency to report physical symptoms that are out of proportion to medical findings. Ninety-seven participants were recruited to take part in a study that examined levels of somatic amplification, affective distress, and frequency of pain behaviors.