The relationship between pain, neuropsychological performance, and physical function in community-dwelling older adults with chronic low back pain

Pain Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 60-70

  Weiner, Debra K ^a,d   Rudy, Thomas E ^a,b   Morrow, Lisa ^a   Slaboda, Jill ^c   Lieber, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Cognitive function; Low back pain; Neuropsychological performance; Physical performance

Indexed keywords

AGED; BIOMECHANICS; CHRONIC PAIN; COGNITION; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OUTPATIENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; TRUNK; WALKING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITION DISORDERS; COHORT STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MOTOR SKILLS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33644757709     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: 15264637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2006.00091.x     Document Type: Editorial

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