Prevalence of psychological distress among patients at a physical therapy clinic specializing in sports medicine
Deutscher übersetzter Titel: | Das Vorkommen von psychologischem Distress unter den Patienten einer auf Sportmedizin spezialisierten Physiotherapieklinik |
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Autor: | Brewer, Britton W.; Petitpas, Albert J.; Raalte, Judy L. van; Sklar, Joseph H.; Ditmar, Terry D. |
Erschienen in: | Sports medicine, training and rehabilitation |
Veröffentlicht: | 6 (1995), 2, S. 139-145, Lit. |
Format: | Literatur (SPOLIT) |
Publikationstyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
Medienart: | Gedruckte Ressource |
Sprache: | Englisch |
ISSN: | 1057-8315, 1563-5368 |
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Erfassungsnummer: | PU199511103781 |
Quelle: | BISp |
Abstract des Autors
To assess the frequency with which patients at an orthopedic physical therapy clinic specializing in sports medicine experience clinically meaningful psychological distress, 200 consecutive patients were administered a standardized measure of psychopathology. Patients varied in terms of diagnosis, stage of rehabilitation, and level of athletic involvement. The physical therapist and athletic trainer responsible for the rehabilitation of a patient rated a patient's behavior during rehabilitation sessions. Approximately 19% of patients reported a clinical level of psychological distress. Most patients demonstrated few overt signs of a maladaptive psychological response to injury. The physical therapist or athletic trainer rating was not significantly correlated with a patient's self-reported psychological distress. It was concluded that psychological distress occurs infrequently among patients at a sports medicine clinic, but with sufficient regularity to warrant concern. Verf.-Referat