Objective: The fear-avoidance (FA) model of chronic pain describes how individuals
experiencing acute pain may become trapped into a vicious circle of chronic disability and …

This meta-analysis investigated whether attentional bias, that is, the preferential allocation of
attention to information that is related to pain, is a ubiquitous phenomenon. We also …

This study investigated the psychometric properties of the Chronic Pain Acceptance
Questionnaire (CPAQ) in a mixed chronic pain, Internet sample and sought to develop a …

''Sleepless in the early hours, you make a nest out of your own fears–there must have been
survival advantage in dreaming up bad outcomes and scheming to avoid them. This trick of …

'Coping'is an alluring idea. In the last 20 years, for example, PAIN has published four
reviews, three editorials, and over 70 empirical studies with the word 'coping'in the title …

Background For many years, spirituality has been regarded as an integral aspect of patient
care in fields closely allied to pain medicine such as palliative and supportive care. Despite …

BACKGROUND: Theoretically, acceptance of chronic pain (CP) is an important determinant
in the functional status and well-being of patients with CP. Several questionnaires that aim to …

Background Approximately 20% of people experience chronic pain after total knee
replacement, but effective treatments are not available. We aimed to evaluate the clinical …

This article briefly reviews psychological aspects of pain, paying special attention to chronic
pain. The review considers the interruptive and interference effects of pain and its impact on …

To investigate how acceptance of illness affects chronic pain in terms of attention towards
pain and fearful thinking of pain. 62 participants (50 women) with chronic pain carried a …