{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,24]],"date-time":"2026-09-24T22:07:29Z","timestamp":1790287649194,"version":"4.1.0"},"reference-count":0,"publisher":"SMW Supporting Association","issue":"4546","license":[{"start":{"date-parts":[[2013,11,3]],"date-time":"2013-11-03T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1383436800000},"content-version":"unspecified","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0"}],"content-domain":{"domain":[],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["Swiss Med Wkly"],"abstract":"<jats:p>SUMMARY OF  BACKGROUND DATA: The incidence of chronic pain is higher among immigrants in  Europe than among the native European population. Therapeutic interventions in  this population are far less effective than in patients for whom these programmes  were originally developed.\n        OBJECTIVES:  In a randomised trial, we investigated whether a cognitive behavioural  treatment (CBT) programme supplemented with culturally sensitive aspects  (CsCBT) improves pain intensity, pain disability and quality of life among  immigrant patients, compared with a treatment of culturally sensitive exercise  therapy (CsET) alone. Furthermore, we investigated whether healthcare costs  would decrease.\n        METHODS:  First-generation Turkish immigrants residing in Switzerland (20\u201365 years of  age) who suffered from chronic pain were enrolled in the trial. Patients were  randomised to attend either CsCBT or CsET. The CsCBT intervention was based  upon a manualised cognitive-behavioural group treatment programme for chronic  pain patients and adapted to the needs of a Turkish immigrant population. The  CsET intervention was based on principles of exercise therapy for treatment of  nonspecific low back pain.\n        RESULTS: A  total of 116 outpatients were recruited between October 2004 and November 2006.  The intervention was completed by 89 patients (77%). A total of 78 subjects  (67%) completed follow-up, 12 months after the completion of the intervention  programme. The intervention showed no effects in reducing pain, pain disability  or quality of life. The analysis of healthcare utilisation yielded no  intervention effect.\n        CONCLUSIONS:  Cognitive behavioural intervention is feasible with immigrants with chronic  disabling pain, but the evidence-based CBT programme, as well as exercise  therapy supplemented with culturally sensitive aspects, showed no improvement.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.4414\/smw.2013.13875","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2014,7,3]],"date-time":"2014-07-03T10:27:23Z","timestamp":1404383243000},"page":"w13875","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":11,"title":["Culturally  sensitive group therapy for Turkish patients suffering from chronic pain: a  randomised controlled intervention trial"],"prefix":"10.57187","volume":"143","author":[{"given":"Marina","family":"Sleptsova","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Brigitta","family":"Woessmer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Paul","family":"Grossman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Wolf Axel","family":"Langewitz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"36756","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2013,11,3]]},"container-title":["Swiss Medical Weekly"],"original-title":[],"link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/smw.ch\/index.php\/smw\/article\/download\/1774\/2430","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/smw.ch\/index.php\/smw\/article\/download\/1774\/2431","content-type":"text\/html","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/smw.ch\/index.php\/smw\/article\/download\/1774\/2430","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2025,8,15]],"date-time":"2025-08-15T05:01:42Z","timestamp":1755234102000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/smw.ch\/index.php\/smw\/article\/view\/1774"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2013,11,3]]},"references-count":0,"journal-issue":{"issue":"4546","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2013,11,4]]}},"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4414\/smw.2013.13875","relation":{},"ISSN":["1424-3997"],"issn-type":[{"value":"1424-3997","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2013,11,3]]}}}