Salivary cortisol and psychological mechanisms in patients with acute versus chronic low back pain

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 513-522

  Sudhaus, Sigrid ^a   Fricke, Britta ^a   Stachon, Axel ^b   Schneider, Stefan ^b   Klein, Harald ^b   von Düring, Monika ^a   Hasenbring, Monika ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acute and chronic low back pain; Cortisol; Depressive mood; Fatigue; Nonverbal pain behavior; Pain related coping

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADULT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; ENDURANCE; FATIGUE; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALIVA; SALIVARY GLAND; WORKING TIME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADRENAL CORTEX; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST OF ILLNESS; DEPRESSION; FATIGUE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SALIVA;

EID: 62549108643     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2008.10.011     Document Type: Article

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