TY - JOUR
T1 - Millon Behavioral Health Inventory
T2 - Its utility in predicting physical function in patients with low back pain
AU - Gatchel, Robert Joseph
AU - Mayer, Tom G.
AU - Capra, Patricia
AU - Barnett, Jim
AU - Diamond, Pamela
PY - 1986/1/1
Y1 - 1986/1/1
N2 - The present study evaluated the use of psychologic measures, in particular, the relatively new Millon Behavioral Health Inventory (MBHI), in predicting change in physical function of chronic low back pain patients undergoing a functional restoration program. The first 134 consecutive patients completing this program were assessed. Results demonstrated that various clinical scales of the MBHI were predictive of improvement in physical function. In addition, various scales enabled discrimination between patients who completed the program and those who prematurely dropped out. Although this inventory shows promise in helping to predict response to treatment, no single psychologic test can reliably be used as the sole predictor in clinical cases.
AB - The present study evaluated the use of psychologic measures, in particular, the relatively new Millon Behavioral Health Inventory (MBHI), in predicting change in physical function of chronic low back pain patients undergoing a functional restoration program. The first 134 consecutive patients completing this program were assessed. Results demonstrated that various clinical scales of the MBHI were predictive of improvement in physical function. In addition, various scales enabled discrimination between patients who completed the program and those who prematurely dropped out. Although this inventory shows promise in helping to predict response to treatment, no single psychologic test can reliably be used as the sole predictor in clinical cases.
KW - Pain
KW - Psychometric assessment
KW - Rehabilitation
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0022931310&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Article
C2 - 2948479
AN - SCOPUS:0022931310
SN - 0003-9993
VL - 67
SP - 878
EP - 882
JO - Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
JF - Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
IS - 12
ER -