Relative importance of rehabilitation therapy characteristics on functional outcomes for persons with stroke .
Evaluation of changes in occupational performance among patients in a pain management program.
OBJECTIVES The aims of this study were to evaluate changes in occupational performance among chronic pain patients after a pain management program  and to explore relationships between these changes and demographic and clinical factors , psychosocial functioning and psychological well-being . SUBJECTS 188 consecutive patients were included . METHODS Changes were registered by using Canadian Occupational Performance Measure , Multidimensional Pain Inventory and Psychological General Well-Being Index . RESULTS There were statistically significant positive changes in occupational performance .  Patients with sickness compensation had significantly higher changes in occupational performance than those without sickness compensation . The patients with a profile group as interpersonally distressed had statistically significant higher change scores on occupational performance than the adaptive coper group . Furthermore , increases in changes on general activity level , general health , and vitality and decreases in pain severity were associated with positive changes on perceived occupational performance and performance satisfaction . CONCLUSION Changes in occupational performance , psychological well-being and psychosocial functioning seem all to be of relevance in the evaluation of pain management programs . Psychosocial profiles and sickness compensation has relevance for directions on changes in occupational performance , whereas other demographic and clinical factors do not
Relative importance of rehabilitation therapy characteristics on functional outcomes for persons with stroke .