Does age moderate self-pain enmeshment in chronic pain patients? [PDF]
Research has demonstrated that chronic pain can compromise identity by becoming enmeshed and centralised with pain. Pain-identity enmeshment and pain-identity centrality are associated with greater affective distress and poorer chronic pain adjustment ...
Perry, Mark Paul
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The management of elderly patients with pain. [PDF]
This research project is designed to determine a plan of assessment and intervention, which can be used by nurses in the community to help elderly patients cope with painful conditions.
Walker, Jan
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Attention focus, trait anxiety, and pain perception in patients undergoing colposcopy [PDF]
Few studies have compared the relative efficacy of attention-focus strategies in reducing clinical pain. Colposcopy, a medical diagnostic examination performed to identify premalignant cervical cell changes, elicits both anxiety and pain in patients ...
Howard, Siobhan +7 more
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Self-report measurement of pain & symptoms in palliative care patients: a comparison of verbal, visual and hand scoring methods in Sub-Saharan Africa [PDF]
Background: Despite a high incidence of life-limiting disease, there is a deficit of palliative care outcome evidence in sub-Saharan Africa. Providers of end of life care call for appropriate measurement tools. The objective is to compare four approaches
Dinat, N +41 more
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'I think positivity breeds positivity': a qualitative exploration of the role of family members in supporting those with chronic musculoskeletal pain to stay at work [PDF]
Background: It is proposed that family members are important sources of support in helping those with chronic musculoskeletal pain to remain at work, but the phenomenon remains largely unexplored.
Reneman, Michiel +11 more
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3D pain drawings and seating pressure maps: Relationships and challenges [PDF]
This is the post-print version of the Article. The official published version can be accessed from the link below - Copyright @ 2011 IEEEMobility impaired people constitute a significant portion of the adult population, which often experience back pain ...
Spyridonis, F +3 more
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Prognostic Factors for Successful Percutaneous Disc Decompression Using the Navigable Device L'DISQ™ in Patients with Lumbar Discogenic Pain [PDF]
Background: The navigable percutaneous disc decompression (PDD) device L'DISQ is an effective and safe option for the treatment of lumbar discogenic pain.
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Introduction. Assessment and management of pain in older adults can be challenging, with persistent pain prevalence ranging from 25% to 80%, especially in long-term care homes (LTCH), where most seniors are unable to verbalize their pain.
Mann, Nikki +4 more
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Chronic preoperative pain and psychological robustness predict acute postoperative pain outcomes after surgery for breast cancer [PDF]
Background: Few epidemiological studies have prospectively investigated preoperative and surgical risk factors for acute postoperative pain after surgery for breast cancer.
Thompson, Alastair M. +36 more
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Background: It is well-known that both inter- and intra-individual differences exist in the perception of pain; this is especially true in migraine, an elusive pain disorder of the head. Although electrophysiology and neuroimaging techniques have greatly
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