A meta-analysis was performed to evaluate overall strengths of relation between self-
efficacy (SE) and functioning (pain severity, functional impairment, affective distress) in …

Psychosocial factors have been found to have a significant impact on functional activity,
particularly among persons with chronic pain. While various systems have been developed …

Self-efficacy beliefs in people with chronic pain have been assessed either by reference to
confidence in ability to perform specific tasks or to confidence in performing more …

The time has come to abandon disease as the focus of medical care. The changed spectrum
of health, the complex interplay of biological and nonbiological factors, the aging population …

In the present study, we examined whether fear of pain, dental fear, general indices of
psychological distress, and self-reported stress levels differed between 40 orofacial pain …

Psychological treatments for chronic pain, particularly those based upon cognitive
behavioural principles, have generally been shown to be efficacious. Recently, a treatment …

Cognitive–behavioural therapy and maintenance of exercise have emerged as major tools
in the treatment of patients with chronic low back pain. Patients' beliefs about their problem …

Comprised mainly of depression, anxiety, and high neuroticism, psychopathology
diminishes the effectiveness of many chronic pain treatments. But, it is not known if it is …

The purpose of this study was to describe self-efficacy beliefs and outcome expectancies
toward medication, seizure, and lifestyle management behaviors among 108 adults with …

Purpose. To investigate the interactions between self-efficacy–including subcomponents–
and symptoms (pain, depression and anxiety), catastrophising, disability, quality of life and …