Increasing evidence supports the notion that pain-related fear plays a key role in the transition from acute to chronic pain. Recent experimental data show that associative learning processes are involved in the acquisition of pain-related fear.
Ann eMeulders +6 more
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BackgroundNeedle-related pain, fear, and anxiety can be a deterrent to treatments in children and adolescents. Virtual reality (VR) can be used to manage the poor experience of needle procedures.ObjectiveThis meta-analysis aimed to examine the effects of
Yan Wang, Liangmei Guo, Xinjuan Xiong
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Prevalence of fear-avoidance belief in patients with neck and back pain seeking physiotherapy.
Background: Fear-avoidance beliefs and signs specifically non-organics are considered the psychological factors that have been determined in playing a major role in the advancement of prolonged disability.
Jaweria Afzal +5 more
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Neural correlates of individual differences in pain-related fear and anxiety [PDF]
Although individual differences in fear and anxiety modulate the pain response and may even cause more suffering than the initiating physical stimulus, little is known about the neural systems mediating this relationship. The present study provided the first examination of the neural correlates of individual differences in the tendency to (1) feel ...
Kevin N, Ochsner +6 more
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Periodontal Status and Quality of Life: Impact of Fear of Pain and Dental Fear
Background. Oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) is impacted by periodontal disease and orofacial pain. There is a limited research examining the impact of avoidance of care or physiological arousal related to the fear of pain response on ...
Casey D. Wright +6 more
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Determinants of pre-procedural state anxiety and negative affect in first-time colposcopy patients: Implications for interventions [PDF]
Women experience significant emotional distress in relation to further diagnostic evaluation of pre-cancerous cell changes of the cervix. However, less is known about the specific variables that contribute to elevated state anxiety and negative affect ...
J.C. WALSH +7 more
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Psychological, cognitive factors and contextual influences in pain and pain-related suffering as revealed by a combined qualitative and quantitative assessment approach. [PDF]
Previous psychophysiological research suggests that pain measurement needs to go beyond the assessment of Pain Intensity and Unpleasantness by adding the evaluation of Pain-Related Suffering.
Smadar Bustan +7 more
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ABSTRACT Febrile neutropenia (FN) is a frequent and serious complication in children receiving cancer therapy. Standardizing FN management across Asia is challenging due to variable healthcare infrastructure, diagnostic capacity, and infection patterns; however, it could improve resource use and patient outcomes.
Joliza Patricia Cañeba +29 more
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Fear of Pain and Fear of Falling among Younger and Older Adults with Musculoskeletal Pain Conditions
BACKGROUND: The fear-avoidance model of pain accounts for the debilitating consequences of strong fear as a component of reactions to painful conditions (eg, movements become anxiety-provoking because they cause pain).
Ronald R Martin +2 more
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The interactions between pain, pain-related fear of movement and productivity [PDF]
Employees with physically heavy work have an increased risk of musculoskeletal disorders leading to reduced work ability.To investigate if a high level of musculoskeletal pain or pain-related fear of movement was associated with low productivity among employees with physically heavy work and differing work ability levels.The study was conducted at a ...
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