… in chronic illness, with an emphasis on complexities in the relationship between perceived
control and psychological and … Emotional adjustment and perceived locus of control in heart …

… with chronic pain including loss of self-esteem, and loss of independence. The consequences
of having pain … from those roles being described as a loss of identity. Stories of those with …

… Chronic illness is defined by its slow progression and … emotions in the context of a chronic
condition. The question of ego resiliency’s role in the process of activating negative emotions …

… of chronic pain as “persistent or recurrent pain for at least 3 months,” 42 we defined chronic
pain as pain … Health care providers can play an essential role in promoting successful life …

… Jamie underwent a discectomy L4/5 (action), however his back pain and levels … emotional
response). Six months after his original episode of back pain Jamie's pain levels were severe …

… Chronic pain … pain, which carries survival value, chronic pain might be best considered
to be a disease, with treatment (eg, to be active despite the pain) and psychological (eg, pain …

… to understand the impact of chronic pain of patients’ HRQoL using mixed-methods methodology
and to compare chronic pain patients’ HRQoL with patients with long-term conditions. …

… Back pain, and particularly chronic low back pain, has a high prevalence in middle
adulthood and old age [1,2]. It is associated with impaired physical functioning, higher levels of …

… article, we define psychological therapies for chronic pain as … three core chronic pain outcomes:
pain severity, pain-related … centralized pain, because the role of psychological factors in …

… itself clarify the role of PTG in post-loss adaptation. Therefore, the second aim of the present
study was to assess reciprocal longitudinal associations between post-loss distress and PTG…