Psychosocial Factors and Functional Capacity Evaluation among Persons with Chronic Pain

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 259-276

  Geisser, Michael E ^a   Robinson, Michael E ^b   Miller, Quaintance L ^a   Bade, Suzanne M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Disability; Functional capacity evaluation; Psychosocial factors

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; CHRONIC PAIN; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; FEAR; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; JOB SATISFACTION; MEDLINE; MENTAL STRESS; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WORK CAPACITY;

ANXIETY; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PAIN; SELF EFFICACY; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION;

EID: 0347536174     PISSN: 10530487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026272721813     Document Type: Review

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