[Treatment expectations of multimodal pain therapy inpatients].

Background: Apart from rehabilitation research, there have been no studies regarding the expectations of patients with chronic back pain in terms of inpatient multimodal pain therapy. The aim of this naturalistic longitudinal study is to explore treatment expectations, their fulfilment, and influence on the treatment success of inpatient multimodal pain therapy.

Methods: This study included 118 patients with chronic back pain who were physically examined and assessed for their psychological comorbidity.