Exercise performance and chronic pain in chronic fatigue syndrome: The role of pain catastrophizing

Pain Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1164-1172

  Nijs, Jo ^a,b,d   Van De Putte, Karen ^a   Louckx, Fred ^c   Truijen, Steven ^b   De Meirleir, Kenny ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b Hogeschool Antwerpen   (Belgium)

^c FACULTY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Belgium)

^d FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Catastrophizing; Chronic; Exercise capacity; Fatigue syndrome; Pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HELPLESSNESS; HUMAN; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN CATASTROPHIZING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RUMINATION; VENTILATOR;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 42649140689     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: 15264637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2007.00368.x     Document Type: Article

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