Introduction: Psychological factors have been associated with knee osteoarthritis pain
severity and treatment outcomes, yet their combined contribution to phenotypic …

Objective: To identify predictors of long-term pain and disability in knee osteoarthritis.
Design: A longitudinal cohort study of five years. Setting: Primary care providers. Subjects: In …

Background Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common type of arthritis and imposes a
heavy burden on individual welfare among elderly people. There is preliminary evidence …

Objective: To identify predictors of pain and disability in knee osteoarthritis. Design: A one-
year prospective analysis of determinants of pain and functioning in knee osteoarthritis …

Purpose: Psychological impairments are common in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA),
with evidence of depression, fear of movement, and pain catastrophizing. Psychological …

Objective To identify psychological profiles in persons with knee osteoarthritis (OA) and to
determine the relationship between these profiles and specific pain and sensory …

Background A patient's experience with knee osteoarthritis (OA) is influenced by many
psychosocial contributors that can influence the impact of pain. Such factors are known to …

Introduction The traditional nociceptive approach to pain identifies the mind and body as
functionally separate. However, the biopsychosocial model accounts for the impact of social …

Purpose: While pain from knee osteoarthritis (OA) has long been considered a persistent
condition, the symptoms experienced by OA patients are neither constant nor stable. If the …

Background In recent years, with the increased understanding of chronic disease processes
such as knee osteoarthritis (KOA), the biopsychosocial approach has received emphasis as …