A thematic analysis of attributions to others for the origins and ongoing nature of pain in community pain sufferers

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 610-620

  McParland, Joanna L ^a   Whyte, Anne ^b  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attributions to others; Community pain sufferers; Semi structured interviews; Thematic analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE PAIN; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; BACKACHE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK PAIN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SHOULDER PAIN; STOMACH PAIN; THEMATIC ANALYSIS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; SCOTLAND; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 54349128676     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548500701842966     Document Type: Article

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