Children's catastrophic thinking about their pain predicts pain and disability 6 months later

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 90-96

  Vervoort, T ^a,b   Eccleston, C ^c   Goubert, L ^a,b   Buysse, A ^a   Crombez, G ^a,b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Research Institute for Psychology and Health   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disability; Pain catastrophizing; Pain intensity; Trait anxiety

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISABILITY; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; THINKING;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; CHILD; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS;

EID: 72049101884     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2009.03.001     Document Type: Article

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