The cross-sectional construct validity of the Waddell score

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 309-317

  Apeldoorn, Adri T ^a   Ostelo, Raymond W ^a,b   Fritz, Julie M ^d,e   Van Der Ploeg, Tjeerd ^c   Van Tulder, Maurits W ^a,b   De Vet, Henrica C W ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c Location Alkmaar   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^e INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

chronic low back pain; construct validity; illness behaviour; Waddell score

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WADDELL SCORE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CATASTROPHIZATION; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEPRESSION; EMPLOYMENT; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SICK LEAVE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859632381     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: 15365409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e31822d3d74     Document Type: Article

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