Daily diaries reveal influence of pessimism and anxiety on pain prediction patterns

Psychology and Health

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 551-568

  Finan, Patrick ^a   Zautra, Alex ^a   Tennen, Howard ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Daily diary; Pain predictions; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; DAILY DIARY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN PREDICTIONS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; STATISTICS; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

CHRONIC PAIN; DAILY DIARY; PAIN PREDICTIONS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 45749149962     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870440802108892     Document Type: Article

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