1. Emotional Disclosure Through Patient Narrative May Improve Pain and Well-Being: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial in Patients with Cancer Pain 
M. Soledad Cepeda, MD, PhD, C. Richard Chapman, PhD, Nelcy Miranda, RN, Ricardo Sanchez, MD, MSc, Carlos H. Rodriguez, MD, Andres E. Restrepo, MD, Lina M. Ferrer, MD, Rene A. Linares, MD, Daniel B. Carr, MD 
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 
Volume 35, Issue 6, Pages (June 2008)
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2. Fig. 1 Flow diagram of the study.
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3. Fig. 2
Pain intensity was similar for all groups throughout the study. Narrative group had 0.1 units higher pain intensity than the questionnaire group (95% CI −0.7, 0.5) and 0.02 units higher pain intensity than the control group (95% CI −0.6, 0.5).
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4. Fig. 3
Patients with very high degree of emotional disclosure had lower levels of pain (average difference 2.5 units [95% CI −4.2, −0.9]) than patients with lower levels of emotional disclosure.
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