Illness perceptions of low back pain patients in primary care: What are they, do they change and are they associated with outcome?

Pain

Volumn 136, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 177-187

  Foster, Nadine E ^a   Bishop, Annette ^a   Thomas, Elaine ^a   Main, Chris ^a   Horne, Rob ^b   Weinman, John ^c   Hay, Elaine ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitions; Illness perceptions; Low back pain; Prospective cohort

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; NOCICEPTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PERCEPTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SICK ROLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 41749108392     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2007.12.007     Document Type: Article

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