Analysis of psychological characteristics impacting spinal cord stimulation treatment outcomes: A prospective cohort assessment

Pain Physician

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2015, Pages E369-E378

  Sparkes, Elizabeth ^a,b   Duarte, Rui V ^b,c   Mann, Stacey ^b,d   Lawrenc, Tony R ^a   Raphael, Jon H ^b,d  

^a Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

^b RUSSELLS HALL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autonomous coping; Chronic pain; Depression; PSychological characteristics; Spinal cord stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; DISEASE ASSESSMENT; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOCICEPTION; OSWESTRY DISABILITY INDEX; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN COPING STRATEGIES QUESTIONNAIRE; PAIN INTENSITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; TOPOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ANALGESIA; CHRONIC PAIN; FOLLOW UP; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; CHRONIC PAIN; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84929468439     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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