A content analysis of ideal, ought, and feared selves in patients with chronic low back pain

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 648-653

  Kindermans, Hanne P ^a   Goossens, Marielle E ^a   Roelofs, Jeffrey ^a   Huijnen, Ivan P ^a   Verbunt, Jeanine A ^a   Morley, Stephen ^b   Vlaeyen, Johan W ^a,c  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Chronic low back pain; Content analyses; Disability; Identity; Self discrepancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; APTITUDE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTENT ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EXAMINATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHRONIC DISEASE; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EFFICACY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77953291038     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2009.10.012     Document Type: Article

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