Sex Differences in Patients with Chronic Pain Following Whiplash Injury: The Role of Depression, Fear, Somatization, Social Support, and Personality Traits

Pain Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 757-764

  Malfliet, Anneleen ^a,b,c   De Kooning, Margot ^a,b,c   Inghelbrecht, Els ^d   Hachimi Idrissi, Said ^b   Willems, Bert ^e,f   Bernheim, Jan ^b   Nijs, Jo ^a,b,c  

^a Pain in Motion International Research Group   (Belgium)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^d FACULTY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Belgium)

^e HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^f PHL University College   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biopsychosocial factors; Chronic neck pain; Psychosocial factors; Sex differences; Social support; Whiplash associated disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESTIC COMPARATIVE SELF ASSESSMENT SCALE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE DURATION; DUTCH PERSONALITY QUESTIONNAIRE; EMOTIONAL SUPPORT; FEAR; FEMALE; GENERAL HEALTH STATUS ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK DISABILITY INDEX; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT FORM 20; SOCIAL COMPANIONSHIP; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT LIST; SOMATIZATION; SYMPTOM CHECKLIST 90; WHIPLASH INJURY; AGED; COMPLICATION; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC PAIN; DEPRESSION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; WHIPLASH INJURIES;

EID: 84946064089     PISSN: 15307085     EISSN: 15332500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/papr.12244     Document Type: Article

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