Self-compassion in patients with persistent musculoskeletal pain: Relationship of self-compassion to adjustment to persistent pain

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 759-770

  Wren, Anava A ^a   Somers, Tamara J ^a   Wright, Melissa A ^a   Goetz, Mark C ^a   Leary, Mark R ^a   Fras, Anne Marie ^a   Huh, Billy K ^a   Rogers, Lesco L ^a   Keefe, Francis J ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

obese; pain; pain adjustment; pain catastrophizing; persistent musculoskeletal pain; Self compassion; self efficacy

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; DISABILITY; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; OBESITY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; SELF CARE; SELF COMPASSION; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT;

ARTHRALGIA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DISABLED PERSONS; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SELF-ASSESSMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84859166021     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2011.04.014     Document Type: Article

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