The association between pressure pain sensitivity, and answers to questionnaires estimating psychological stress level in the workplace A feasibility study

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 459-466

  Ballegaard, Soren ^a   Petersen, Pernille B ^a   Gyntelberg, Finn ^b   Faber, Jens ^c,d  

^a Ull Care   (Denmark)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^c GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Depression; Depression questionnaire; Physiological stress; Psychological stress; SF 36 questionnaire; Stress test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION INVENTORY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRESSURE PAIN SENSITIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; VALIDATION STUDY; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN THRESHOLD; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84866351487     PISSN: 00365513     EISSN: 15027686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365513.2012.695023     Document Type: Article

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