Pain has been described as the most complex human experience and most frequent reason patients seek medical treatment. Few people fail to experience the pain associated with disease, injury, or medical/surgical procedures. However, the impact of unemployment that results from chronic pain suffering has not been widely researched. To present a comprehensive view of the effect unemployment has upon the chronic pain experience, this study focused upon stress philosophy, chronic pain, employment, and coping effectiveness. The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), and a Personal Data Questionnaire (PDQ) were administered to 96 persons (four groups of 24 subjects) representing either unemployed or employed and eit...
Background & Aims Much is known about the impact of pain in terms of medical costs and missed work....
Background An extensive literature links unemployment to ill-health, but almost no research has inve...
Neuropathic pain and chronic pain constitute an interdisciplinary problem on the border of medicine,...
The cross-sectional association between pain and unemployment is well-established. But the absence o...
Objective: Psychosocial factors such as perceived stress, burnout and certain job dimensions have al...
There is evidence that cognitions (beliefs) and mood contribute to physical disability and work stat...
This paper investigates the role of pain dynamics in subsequently affecting dynamics in self-reporte...
Musculoskeletal pain-related vocational dysfunction is a major public health problem. The solution i...
The adversarial nature of some compensation systems could be a major source of psychological stress....
Physical pain is a common health problem with great public health implications. Yet evidence on whet...
Abstract Background Unemployment is a source of acute and long-term psychosocial stress. Acute and c...
This paper explores the perceived barriers to return to work presented by unemployed patients with c...
Objective: Unemployment is a type of chronic stressor that impacts human health. The reasons for how...
Background: Although unemployment has been associated with many adverse health conditions, the dire...
Doctor of PhilosophySchool of Family Studies and Human ServicesJared A. DurtschiChronic pain is one ...
Background & Aims Much is known about the impact of pain in terms of medical costs and missed work....
Background An extensive literature links unemployment to ill-health, but almost no research has inve...
Neuropathic pain and chronic pain constitute an interdisciplinary problem on the border of medicine,...
The cross-sectional association between pain and unemployment is well-established. But the absence o...
Objective: Psychosocial factors such as perceived stress, burnout and certain job dimensions have al...
There is evidence that cognitions (beliefs) and mood contribute to physical disability and work stat...
This paper investigates the role of pain dynamics in subsequently affecting dynamics in self-reporte...
Musculoskeletal pain-related vocational dysfunction is a major public health problem. The solution i...
The adversarial nature of some compensation systems could be a major source of psychological stress....
Physical pain is a common health problem with great public health implications. Yet evidence on whet...
Abstract Background Unemployment is a source of acute and long-term psychosocial stress. Acute and c...
This paper explores the perceived barriers to return to work presented by unemployed patients with c...
Objective: Unemployment is a type of chronic stressor that impacts human health. The reasons for how...
Background: Although unemployment has been associated with many adverse health conditions, the dire...
Doctor of PhilosophySchool of Family Studies and Human ServicesJared A. DurtschiChronic pain is one ...
Background & Aims Much is known about the impact of pain in terms of medical costs and missed work....
Background An extensive literature links unemployment to ill-health, but almost no research has inve...
Neuropathic pain and chronic pain constitute an interdisciplinary problem on the border of medicine,...