FMC Test 2 Unit 8-9 *Psychosocial Aspects of Care* Flashcards
In terms of pain management, when a patient has psychosocial risk factors present before acute pain episode, what are they in risk of?
They have an increased risk of developing persistent pain
In terms of pain management, what do we know about individuals with persistent pain?
Complete resolution of pain is unlikely
In terms of pain management, what do we know about Physiologically Informed Physical Therapy?
Want to prevent onset of persistent pain due to psychosocial risk factors
- Primary Goal: Secondary prevention of disability
What is Psychologically informed practice? How is it a “Middle Ground”?
Psychologically Informed Practice (PIP) is a “Middle Ground” between traditional biophysical PT approaches and mental health disorder counseling and therapy.
- This adopts cognitive behavior approaches used in mental health practice
–This is a paradigm shift form pain relief to pain management
How do you Develop a treatment plan in psychologically informed targeted interventions? (4)
You must consider assessment findings
- Body Function and structure: joint integrity, muscle performance, cranial/peripheral nerve integrity…
- Activity limitations: gait, bed mobility, self-care
- Participation restrictions: Work leave/restrictions
- Contextual Factors facilitating yellow flag signs
–Financial Challenges, job satisfaction, social/family support
Address findings with education and activity-based approaches
In Psychologically Informed Targeted Interventions, what are the Educational-Based Approaches?
What are the 3 Educational-Based Strategies?
- PTs use education to communicate exam findings, the PT diagnosis, prognosis and POC
–Must acknowledge the therapeutic benefits education can have
Educational-Based Strategies:
- Avoiding nocebo language
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Motivational interviewing
When using “Educational-Based Strategies” in Psychologically Informed Targeted Interventions, what is Nocebo Language?
What are some words to avoid?
Its the power of words:
- Negative Verbalizations = Power to Harm
- Positive Verbalizations = Power to Heal
For Example:
Avoid using words like: -> Alternatives:
Degenerative changes -> Normal age changes
Disease -> Condition
Bone on Bone -> Narrowing & Condition
Chronic -> May persist, but you overcome it
Damage -> Reparable Harm
Paresthesia -> Altered sensation
Tear -> Pull
Instability -> Needs more strength and control
When using “Educational-Based Strategies” in Psychologically Informed Targeted Interventions, what is Cognitive Behavior Therapy?
What are the strategies for cognitive change? (3)
What are the strategies for behavior changes? (2)
- Educational strategies designed to facilitate change in cognitive patterns and pain behaviors
Strategies for Cognitive Change
- Learning to recognize and re-evaluate unhelpful thoughts and beliefs about pain
- Develop problem-solving skills for coping with difficult situations
- Enhance self-efficacy beliefs
Strategies for Behavior Change
- Learning how to calm the mind and body
- Facing fears head-on
When using “Educational-Based Strategies” in Psychologically Informed Targeted Interventions, what is Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Pain? (3)
- Provide: Treatment rationale for increased understanding of the impact of negative thoughts/beliefs regarding pain experiences, enhance self-efficacy
- Teach: Coping skills like relaxation, mindfulness, emotional regulation, activity pacing
- Support: Newly learned skills by applying to more situations and circumstances
When using “Educational-Based Strategies” in Psychologically Informed Targeted Interventions, what is Motivational Interviewing?
- A cognitive intervention strategy used by PTs
(Focus on changing unhelpful pain related behaviors) - A method of motivating change congruent with individual values, beliefs, and desires
When using “Educational-Based Strategies” in Psychologically Informed Targeted Interventions, what are the 4 Motivational Interviewing Principles?
- Express Empathy: Make individuals feel heard and
understood - Support Self-Efficacy: Highlight successes already
achieved and individual strengths - Roll with Resistance: Individuals define the problem
and propose solutions
–Addresses discrepancies between provider
and patient viewpoints - Develop Discrepancy: Individuals need to
understand where they are and where they want to be
–Individual acknowledgement of unhelpful beliefs and behaviors and how they impede reaching their goals
When using “Educational-Based Strategies” in Psychologically Informed Targeted Interventions, what is Motivational Interviewing OARS Approach?
Enhance Therapeutic Alliance and Elicit Discussion about Change
- Open-ended Questions: Let the individual do the talking
- Affirmations: Acknowledge and celebrate successes already made
- Reflections: Mirror individual statements for them to hear their own words
- Summaries: Conclude conversation topics by paraphrasing and highlighting key parts of the conversation
In Psychologically Informed Targeted Interventions, what are Activity-Based Approaches? (3)
- Individuals in pain move less
- Overwhelming evidence supports movement as a safe, non-pharmaceutical approach for influencing pain and function
- Activities-based strategies
–Graded Exercise/Activity
–Graded Exposure
In Activity-Based Approaches, in Psychologically Informed Targeted Interventions, what are Graded Exercise/Activities? (3)
- Individuals should be encouraged to remain active despite the pain
–Exercise into some discomfort but dont push too
far
—Avoid pitfalls of “no pain, no gain” and “if it
hurts dont do it” - Establish a physical activity quota
–Baseline exercise or activity individual performs
before it is limited due to pain -
Focus on individual meeting their quota
–Reinforce success and gradual progression of
quota as indicated
In Activity-Based Approaches, in Psychologically Informed Targeted Interventions, what are Graded Exposure? (4)
- Addresses fear and avoidance behaviors
- Individual identifies specific movements/tasks they are afraid to perform
- Dosage based on hierarchical exposure to the fearful activity
1) Provide activity that promotes minimal fear
2) Progress activity that promotes slight resistance in fear and repeat until fear decreases
3) Repeat step 2 until individual can perform desired activity without fear - Exposure must also occur outside of clinical setting