Patients who display protective pain behaviors are viewed as less likable, less dependable, and less likely to return to work

Pain

Volumn 153, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 843-849

  Martel, Marc O ^a   Wideman, Timothy H ^a   Sullivan, Michael J L ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Pain behaviors; Pain intensity; Personality traits; Readiness to work

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DECISION MAKING; EMPLOYMENT; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION; PERSONALITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIDEORECORDING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHRONIC PAIN; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; JUDGMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY; VIDEO RECORDING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858709273     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: 18726623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2012.01.007     Document Type: Article

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