Chronic Pain in a Couples Context: A Review and Integration of Theoretical Models and Empirical Evidence

Journal of Pain

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 377-390

  Leonard, Michelle T ^a   Cano, Annmarie ^a   Johansen, Ayna B ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; couples; depression; disability; marital satisfaction; pain severity; spouse responses

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CHRONIC PAIN; CONFLICT; COPING BEHAVIOR; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMPIRICISM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN CHARACTERISTIC; HUMAN RELATION; HYPOTHESIS; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; MARRIAGE; MOOD DISORDER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RATING SCALE; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; SATISFACTION; SELF REPORT; SPOUSE; SUPPORT GROUP; THEORETICAL MODEL;

CAREGIVERS; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; MARRIAGE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, INTRACTABLE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33646927471     PISSN: 15265900     EISSN: 15288447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2006.01.442     Document Type: Review

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