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. 1997;4(4):364-77.
doi: 10.1207/s15327558ijbm0404_7.

Cognitive coping skills training in children with sickle cell disease pain

K M Gil  1 , J J Wilson, J L Edens, E Workman, J Ready, J Sedway, R Redding-Lallinger, C W Daeschner
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Cognitive coping skills training in children with sickle cell disease pain

K M Gil et al. Int J Behav Med. 1997.

Abstract

This study was designed to examine whether brief training in cognitive coping skills would enhance pain coping strategies and alter pain perception in children and adolescents with sickle cell disease (SCD). Forty-nine participants with SCD were randomly assigned to either a cognitive coping skills condition or a standard care control condition. At pre- and posttesting, coping strategies and pain sensitivity using laboratory pain stimulation were measured. Results indicated that in comparison to the randomly assigned control condition, brief training in cognitive coping skills resulted in decreased negative thinking and lower pain ratings during low intensity laboratory pain stimulation.

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