2004
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.23.1.49
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Pain Catastrophizing Is Associated With Health Indices in Musculoskeletal Pain: A Cross-Sectional Study in the Dutch Community.

Abstract: Cross-sectional associations were examined between pain catastrophizing and several health indices in 1,164 people with musculoskeletal pain from a Dutch community sample. Health indices included in the present study were specialist consultation, use of medication, and absenteeism or work disability. The results demonstrate that for people with a current episode of musculoskeletal pain, pain catastrophizing, pain intensity, and the presence of multiple pain locations were significantly associated with speciali… Show more

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“…This relates partly to factors surrounding the decision to take time off, but also to obstacles implementing a return to work. Fearavoidant and catastrophizing coping strategies 56 impact on the decision to leave work and are also likely to play a role in decisions on returning to work. Particularly in workers who believe that their work has either caused their health problem or made it worse, 57 there may be a fear that symptoms will be made worse by going back to work.…”
Section: Ill Health Retirementmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This relates partly to factors surrounding the decision to take time off, but also to obstacles implementing a return to work. Fearavoidant and catastrophizing coping strategies 56 impact on the decision to leave work and are also likely to play a role in decisions on returning to work. Particularly in workers who believe that their work has either caused their health problem or made it worse, 57 there may be a fear that symptoms will be made worse by going back to work.…”
Section: Ill Health Retirementmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…62 In particular, fear avoidance and catastrophising have been investigated. 63,64 Less was known about these factors at the time of the study and they have not been evaluated in sciatica.…”
Section: Chaptermentioning
confidence: 99%
“…As coexisting conditions, depression and pain catastrophization are important psychological comorbidities among patients with disabling physical pain 5,25 and have an additive and adverse effect on people's interpretation of physical pain 4 . They are also predictive of persisting pain and general musculoskeletal complaints at the time of followup appointments six months after orthopaedic treatment 3,26,27 . In orthopaedics, few studies have examined the effects of these psychological comorbidities-depression and pain catastrophization-on patient-rated outcome measures for upperextremity musculoskeletal injuries.…”
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