80
Participants
Start Date
July 31, 2016
Primary Completion Date
December 31, 2017
Study Completion Date
June 30, 2018
Emotional Validation Training for Romantic Partners
In this intervention, romantic partners of individuals with chronic pain are trained individually by a research assistant. The romantic partner is trained on how to validate the individual with chronic pain's pain-related distress and given education about validation. This involves an approximately 45-minute brief, interactive training.
Chronic Pain Education Training for Romantic Partners
In this intervention, romantic partners of individuals with chronic pain are trained individually by a research assistant. The romantic partner is trained on how to ask health professionals questions about treatment options and given health education about chronic pain. This involves an approximately 45-minute brief, interactive training.
Wayne State University's Relationships and Health Lab, Detroit
Wayne State University
OTHER