Thermal thresholds and catastrophizing in individuals with chronic pain after whiplash injury

Biological Research for Nursing

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 138-146

  Raak, Ragnhild ^a   Wallin, Mia ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Background pain; Cold sensitivity; Nursing; Pain aggravating factors; PCS; QST

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNED HELPLESSNESS; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; SLEEP DISORDER; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOMATOSENSORY DISORDER; SWEDEN; WHIPLASH INJURY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HELPLESSNESS, LEARNED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SLEEP DISORDERS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOMATOSENSORY DISORDERS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWEDEN; WHIPLASH INJURIES;

EID: 33748765791     PISSN: 10998004     EISSN: 15524175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1099800406291078     Document Type: Article

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