Asian Spine Journal

Asian Spine Journal Clinical Study

Asian Spine 2014;8(4):393-399 • http://dx.doi.org/10.4184/asj.2014.8.4.393 Coping strategies forJ dysesthesia in patients with cervical myelopathy 393

Characteristics of Coping Strategies for Dysesthesia in Preoperative Patients with Compressive Cervical Myelopathy Daisuke Higuchi Department of Physical Therapy, Takasaki University of Health and Welfare, Takasaki, Japan

Study Design: A cross-sectional study. Purpose: This study aimed to clarify the characteristics of coping strategies for dysesthesia in preoperative patients with compressive cervical myelopathy. Overview of Literature: Cognitive behavioral therapy is effective for patients with chronic pain in terms of modifying their negative behavior. To effectively perform cognitive behavioral therapy, it is necessary to assess coping strategies because of their important roles in health-related quality of life. Methods: Sixty-one preoperative patients with compressive cervical myelopathy (men, 39; women, 22; 61.0±11.6 years) participated. Coping strategies for dysesthesia (coping strategies questionnaire) and subjective symptoms (numerical rating scale for dysesthesia intensity and Japanese Orthopaedic Association cervical myelopathy evaluation questionnaire) were investigated. Results: There were moderately significant correlations among the subcategory scores of the coping strategies questionnaire (Spearman's rank correlation coefficient [rs]≤0.69, p