Optimism measured pre-operatively is associated with reduced pain intensity and physical symptom reporting after coronary artery bypass graft surgery

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 278-282

  Ronaldson, Amy ^a   Poole, Lydia ^a   Kidd, Tara ^a   Leigh, Elizabeth ^a   Jahangiri, Marjan ^b   Steptoe, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coronary artery bypass graft surgery; Optimism; Pain; Pessimism; Physical symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPTIMISM; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN INTENSITY; PHYSICAL DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; VERY ELDERLY; AFFECT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PERSONALITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOLOGY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PERSONALITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84908123676     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: 18791360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2014.07.018     Document Type: Article

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