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Pain coping skills training for patients receiving hemodialysis

JAMA Internal Medicine

2024-12-30
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About The Study: In this randomized clinical trial of patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis, pain coping skills training had benefits on pain interference and other pain-associated outcomes. While the effect on the overall cohort was of modest magnitude, the intervention resulted in a clinically meaningful improvement in pain interference for a substantial proportion of participants. 

Corresponding Author: To contact the corresponding author, Laura M. Dember, MD, email ldember@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.

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(doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.7140)

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[Press-News.org] Pain coping skills training for patients receiving hemodialysis
JAMA Internal Medicine