Linking Symptom-Specific Physiological Reactivity to Pain Severity in Chronic Low Back Pain Patients: A Test of Mediation and Moderation Models

Health Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 319-326

  Burns, John W ^b   Wiegner, Sandra ^c   Derleth, Martha ^a   Kiselica, Kathleen ^a   Pawl, Ronald ^a  

^a Lake Forest Hospital   (United States)

^b ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Depression; Electromyogram; Symptom specific reactivity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGER; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INNERVATION; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NOCICEPTIVE RECEPTOR; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECALL; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADULT; ANGER; AROUSAL; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NOCICEPTORS; PROBLEM SOLVING; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0031183285     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.16.4.319     Document Type: Article

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