This article provides an overview of current research on psychological aspects of persistent
pain. It is divided into 3 sections. In section 1, recent studies are reviewed that provide …

A growing number of investigators have used models of stress and coping to help explain
the differences in adjustment found among persons who experience chronic pain. This …

The literature on chronic diseases recognizes the role of illness cognition as a mediator
between stress and illness. Few conceptualizations and instruments, however, give an …

This study describes the development of a self-report questionnaire, the Vanderbilt Pain
Management Inventory, which assesses the frequency with which chronic pain patients use …

This paper represents an expert-based consensus statement on pain assessment among
older adults. It is intended to provide recommendations that will be useful for both …

Changes to legal and social environments have contributed to the expansion of the disabled
tourism market. However, despite this growth, within tourism there is a distinct lack of …

Objective A patient-derived composite measure of the impact of rheumatoid arthritis (RA),
the rheumatoid arthritis impact of disease (RAID) score, takes into account pain, functional …

Fibromyalgia is a chronic illness characterized by widespread pain, fatigue, sleep
disturbance, and resistance to treatment. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the …

Objective To develop components of a multidimensional Health Assessment Questionnaire
(MDHAQ) through the addition of new items in the “patient‐friendly” HAQ format, including …

Objectives. To investigate beliefs about medications held by people with rheumatoid arthritis
(RA), what factors are related to these specific medication beliefs, and whether these beliefs …