Psychosocial and health status variables independently predict health care seeking in fibromyalgia

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 362-371

  Kersh, Brian C ^a   Bradley, Laurence A ^a   Alarcn, Graciela S ^a   Alberts, Kristin R ^a   Sotolongo, Adriana ^a   Martin, Michelle Y ^b   Aaron, Leslie A ^c   Dewaal, Derek F ^a   Domino, Marla L ^a   Chaplin, William F ^d   Palardy, Nicole R ^a   Cianfrini, Leanne R ^a   Triana Alexander, Mireya ^a  

^a The University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Fibromyalgia; Health care seeking; Negative affect; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODEL; PREDICTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRESS;

EID: 0034905854     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1529-0131(200108)45:4<362::aid-art349>3.0.co;2-p     Document Type: Article

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