Psychological processes underlying the development of a chronic pain problem: A prospective study of the relationship between profiles of psychological variables in the fear-avoidance model and disability

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 160-166

  Boersma, Katja ^a,b   Linton, Steven J ^a,b  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chronic disability; Development; Fear and avoidance; Musculoskeletal pain; Profiles

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; DISASTER; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FOLLOW UP; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PAIN; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SWEDEN;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CULTURE; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEAR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SICK LEAVE; SWEDEN;

EID: 33644921768     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ajp.0000159582.37750.39     Document Type: Article

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