A content analysis of activity pacing in chronic pain: What are we measuring and why?

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 639-645

  Nielson, Warren R ^a,b   Jensen, Mark P ^c   Karsdorp, Petra A ^d   Vlaeyen, Johan W S ^e  

^a ST JOSEPH S HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

activity pacing; coping; energy conservation; measurement; operant treatment

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PACING; ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHRONIC PAIN; CHRONIC PAIN COPING INVENTORY; CONTENT ANALYSIS; COPING BEHAVIOR; COPING WITH RHEUMATIC STRESSORS QUESTIONNAIRE; ENERGY CONSERVATION; HUMAN; PAIN AND ACTIVITY RELATIONS QUESTIONNAIRE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATTERNS OF ACTIVITY MEASURE-PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CHRONIC PAIN; HUMANS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84902261468     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: 15365409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000000024     Document Type: Article

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