Factor structure and psychometric properties of the Pain Anxiety Symptoms Scale-20 in a community physiotherapy clinic sample

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 511-516

  Coons, Michael J ^a   Hadjistavropoulos, Heather D ^b   Asmundson, Gordon J G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Assessment; Fear; Pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PAIN; PAIN ANXIETY SYMPTOM SCALE 20; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; ANXIETY; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL THERAPY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 8644276550     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2003.11.018     Document Type: Article

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