Physical Self-Efficacy and Alexithymia in Women with Chronic Intractable Back Pain

Pain Management Nursing

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 116-123

  Pecukonis, Edward V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BACKACHE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTRACTABLE PAIN; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BACK PAIN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, INTRACTABLE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SELF EFFICACY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; WOMEN;

EID: 68949092233     PISSN: 15249042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmn.2008.11.001     Document Type: Article

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