Bias effects in three common self-report pain assessment measures

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 74-81

  Robinson, Michael E ^a   Myers, Cynthia D ^a   Sadler, Ian J ^a   Riley III, Joseph L ^a   Kvaal, Steven A ^a   Geisser, Michael E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Coping; Faking; Response bias; Response set

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MALINGERING; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 0030899003     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002508-199703000-00010     Document Type: Article

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