Pain and pain-related fear are associated with functional and social disability in an occupational setting: Evidence of mediation by pain-related fear

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 513-

  Gheldof, Els L M ^a   Vinck, Jan ^a   Van den Bussche, Eva ^b   Vlaeyen, Johan W S ^c   Hidding, Alita ^d   Crombez, Geert ^b  

^a HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d Sittard Geleen Heerlen   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Functional disability; Low back pain; Pain related fear; Social disability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BODY MOVEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYEE; FEAR; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; JOB STRESS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL DISABILITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WORKLOAD;

EID: 33746811001     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2005.07.005     Document Type: Article

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