Test-retest reliability of the pain attitudes and beliefs scale and sensitivity to change in a general practitioner population

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 144-152

  Bowey Morris, Julia ^a   Purcell Jones, Gari ^a   Watson, Paul J ^b  

^a Jersey General Hospital   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes and beliefs; Healthcare practitioners; Low back pain; Reliability; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICINE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; TRAINING;

EID: 75649107586     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: 15365409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e3181bada3d     Document Type: Article

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