Pain Catastrophizing Is Associated With Health Indices in Musculoskeletal Pain: A Cross-Sectional Study in the Dutch Community.
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Cross-sectional associations were examined between pain catastrophizing and several health indices in 1,164 people with musculoskeletal pain from a Dutch community sample. Health indices included in the present study were specialist consultation, use of medication, and absenteeism or work disability. The results demonstrate that for people with a current episode of musculoskeletal pain, pain catastrophizing, pain intensity, and the presence of multiple pain locations were significantly associated with specialist consultation, use of pain medication, and absenteeism or work disability. The authors conclude that the role of pain itself has perhaps been underestimated in recent models of chronic pain-related disability. Some clinical implications and suggestions for further research are given.
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Pain catastrophising is associated with occupational disability.
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Pain catastrophizing has been associated with occupational disability.
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A sample size of 70 participants per group was needed to detect a moderate effect size in the primary outcome variable with a 2-sided 5% significance level and 80% power.
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- Authors
- Severeijns, R., Vlaeyen, J. W. S., van den Hout, M. A., & Picavet, H. S. J.
- Affiliations
- Maastricht University Medical Centre (NL)
- Maastricht University (NL)
- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (NL)
- Venue
- Health Psychology
- Published
- 2004-01
- Volume
- 23
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 49-57
- ISSN
- 0278-6133 (ISSN-L)
- 1930-7810
- OpenAlex
- W2052915398
- Cited by
- 101
- References
- 60
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- FWCI
- 2.51
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- dspace.library.uu.nl
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- other-oa
- Locations
- Health Psychology (publishedVersion)
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- Utrecht University Repository (Utrecht University) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Rivm (National Institute for Public Health and the Environment) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
- Keywords
- pain catastrophizing, musculoskeletal pain, health indicators, expert consultation, analgesic use, absenteeism, work disability, pain intensity
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Catchment Area, Health, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Musculoskeletal Diseases, Netherlands, Pain, Pain Measurement, Surveys and Questionnaires, Severity of Illness Index, Cohort Studies
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