The project investigates the situation of patients with chronic pelvic and chronic belly pain before and after our group therapy.
To treat patients with chronic pelvic and belly pain in an interdisciplinary way, we developped a group therapy consisting of twelve sessions and a booster session. The therapy is based on the bio-psycho-social model of pain and includes group sessions of psychotherapy as well as physiotherapy. All patients fill in questionnaires (concerning pain impact, pain chronicity, depression, anxiety, stress, well-being and sexuality) before and after the therapy as well as three and twelve months after.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
8
Group sessions with psychotherapy and physiotherapy
Center of Pain Medicine
Nottwil, Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland
Change in Pelvic Pain Impact Questionnaire (PPIQ)
Self reported questionnaire with 8 questions to assess the impact of pelvic pain on quality of life, daily activities and emotional life. Each questions is scored 0-4, yielding a total from 0 and 32.
Time frame: baseline, 6 weeks, 3 months, 12 months
Change in Sexual Functioning Questionnaire (CSFQ-14)
Self-reported questionnaire with 14 questions assessing comorbidity- or medication-related sexual dysfunction. Each questions is scored using a 5-point Likert scale. Total scores range from 14 to 70, with lower scores indicating greater levels of sexual dysfunction.
Time frame: baseline, 6 weeks, 3 months, 12 months
Change in Female Sexual Distress Scale-Revised (FSDS-R)
Self-reported questionnaire assessing distress associated with sexual dysfunction. Each questions is scored using a 5-point Likert scale (0=never to 4=always). Total scores range from 0 to 52, with higher scores indicating greater levels of sexually related distress.
Time frame: baseline, 6 weeks, 3 months, 12 months
Change in Chronic Pain Grade Scale (CPGS)
Self-reported questionnaire with 3 questions assessing the presence of chronic pain at the site of injury. Each questions is scored using a 11-point Likert scale. Total scores range from 0 to 30, with higher scores indicating more pain.
Time frame: baseline, 6 weeks, 3 months, 12 months
Change in Depression
Subscale of Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS) questionnaire. Self-reported questionnaire with 14 questions assessing depression. Each questions is scored using a 4-point Likert scale (0=does not apply at all to 3=apply very much). Total sub-scores range from 0 to 42.
Time frame: baseline, 6 weeks, 3 months, 12 months
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Change in Anxiety
Subscale of Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS) questionnaire. Self-reported questionnaire with 14 questions assessing anxiety. Each questions is scored using a 4-point Likert scale (0=does not apply at all to 3=apply very much). Total sub-scores range from 0 to 42.
Time frame: baseline, 6 weeks, 3 months, 12 months
Change in Stress
Subscale of Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS) questionnaire. Self-reported questionnaire with 14 questions assessing stress. Each questions is scored using a 4-point Likert scale (0=does not apply at all to 3=apply very much). Total sub-scores range from 0 to 42.
Time frame: baseline, 6 weeks, 3 months, 12 months