Background Though chronic pain is widespread, affecting about one-fifth of the world's
population, its impacts are disproportionately felt across the population according to …

Academic Abstract In the present review, we propose a theory that seeks to recontextualize
various existing theories as functions of people's perceptions of their consistency with those …

Over the last decade, the content, delivery and media of pain education have been adjusted
in line with scientific discovery in pain and educational sciences, and in line with consumer …

Endometriosis, a chronic gynecological disease affecting approximately 10% of women of
reproductive age, has a significant impact on physical and mental health. This cross …

Background The use of opioids to relieve chronic pain has increased during the last
decades, but experiences of chronic opioid therapy (COT)(> 90 days) point at risks and loss …

Introduction After finishing cancer treatment, breast cancer survivors often experience both
physical and psychosocial symptoms such as pain. In some, pain can persist for months or …

The experience of pain is subjective, yet many people have their pain invalidated or not
believed. Pain invalidation is associated with poor mental health, including depression and …

Pain invalidation involves the dismissal or lack of understanding of another's pain,
undermining their subjective experience. Frequent exposure to invalidation negatively …

Background Being 'responsive'is named as an element of ethic of care theories, yet how it is
enacted is not clearly described in health professional practice. Being 'responsive'is implied …

Background Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is the most distressing symptom in the overall
cancer population. For patients with esophageal cancer, CRF may even be harder to predict …