Catastrophizing mediates the relationship between fear of pain and preference for elective caesarean section

European Journal of Pain (United Kingdom)

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 582-589

  Dehghani, M ^a   Sharpe, L ^b   Khatibi, A ^c  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; CATASTROPHIZING; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILDBIRTH; COGNITION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEAR; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOOD; OBSTETRIC PROCEDURE; PAIN; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; CATASTROPHIZATION; CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR PAIN; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84898923946     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1532-2149.2013.00404.x     Document Type: Article

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