TY - BOOK AU - Imbergamo, Casey AU - Durant, Natasha F AU - Giladi, Aviram M AU - Means, Kenneth R Jr TI - Patient Perspectives on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Thumb, Hand, or Wrist Pain and Function: A Survey of 98 Patients SN - 0363-5023 PY - 2023/// KW - IN PROCESS -- NOT YET INDEXED KW - Automated KW - Curtis National Hand Center KW - MedStar National Rehabilitation Network KW - MedStar Union Memorial Hospital KW - Orthopaedic Surgery Residency KW - Journal Article N2 - CLINICAL RELEVANCE: While some patients are already substantially benefiting from CBT to improve their thumb, hand, or wrist pain or function, there is a notable opportunity for providers to increase awareness and recommendations for this option. Copyright © 2023 American Society for Surgery of the Hand. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved; CONCLUSIONS: A small proportion of patients from our institution with thumb, hand, or wrist pain are utilizing CBT, and the majority finds it helpful; METHODS: Between March and April 2022, we distributed an electronic survey via email to patients in our institution's health system with a diagnosis of arthritic or non-specific thumb, hand, or wrist pain. The survey included the opening statement "Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a non-medication option to help manage pain and improve function" and up to 13 questions pertaining to patients' experiences and perceptions regarding CBT. The survey was anonymous and did not collect protected health information. We used descriptive statistics for the findings; PURPOSE: Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is an established option to improve pain and function for many orthopedic conditions. Our purpose was to obtain patient perspectives regarding CBT for thumb, hand, or wrist pain and function; RESULTS: We distributed the survey to 327 patients, yielding a 30% response rate (98/327). Of the respondents, 17 reported already using CBT to specifically help with pain/function. Of these, 15 felt it was helpful and agreed it could help others. Of the subset that used CBT for arthritis, all felt it was helpful. Of the 75 respondents with no CBT experience, 42 indicated "I've never heard of it," 28 responded "I never had it recommended as an option," and 16 marked "I don't know enough about it." Small subsets noted potential personal barriers to CBT implementation, such as cost, time involved, or perceived lack of potential efficacy for themselves UR - https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhsa.2023.08.002 ER -