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Chronic Pain in the School Setting: The Teachers' Point of View
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Solé, Ester; Castarlenas, Elena; Sánchez-Rodríguez, Elisabet; Galán, Santiago; de la Vega, Rocío; Jensen, Mark P.; Miró, Jordi – Journal of School Health, 2018
Background: The aims of this study were to (1) examine the reactions of teachers and student teachers to children experiencing pain, (2) identify the most common challenges and potential resources that are associated to dealing with them, and (3) examine whether their responses differed as a function of their experience or sex. Methods: Forty…
Descriptors: Chronic Illness, Pain, Teacher Attitudes, Experienced Teachers
Contemporary Issues in Population Health: Disability, Pain Management, and Opioid Overdose in the United States
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Tarlise N. Townsend – ProQuest LLC, 2020
This dissertation addresses several contemporary health challenges affecting the US population, drawing on methods and perspectives from health services research, social demography, and medical sociology. Paper 1 examines the pathways from educational attainment to difficulty with activities of daily living (ADLs) and instrumental activities of…
Descriptors: Daily Living Skills, Educational Attainment, Disabilities, Age Differences
Burnout in Patients with Chronic Whiplash-Associated Disorders
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Clementz, Gunilla; Borsbo, Bjorn; Norrbrink, Cecilia – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 2012
This study sought to assess burnout and its relation to pain, disability, mood and health-related quality of life in a group of patients with chronic whiplash-associated disorders (WAD). Forty-five patients with chronic WAD ([greater than or equal to] 3 months) referred to a multidisciplinary rehabilitation centre were included. A questionnaire…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Questionnaires, Depression (Psychology), Burnout
Low Back Pain in 17 Countries, a Rasch Analysis of the ICF Core Set for Low Back Pain
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Roe, Cecilie; Bautz-Holter, Erik; Cieza, Alarcos – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 2013
Previous studies indicate that a worldwide measurement tool may be developed based on the International Classification of Functioning Disability and Health (ICF) Core Sets for chronic conditions. The aim of the present study was to explore the possibility of constructing a cross-cultural measurement of functioning for patients with low back pain…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Pain, Chronic Illness, Patients
MMPI-2 Profiles in Civilian PTSD: An Examination of Differential Responses between Victims of Crime and Industrial Accidents
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Shercliffe, Regan Jeffery; Colotla, Victor – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2009
The authors studied MMPI-2 profiles of workers (N = 83) diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and a control group comprising workers with chronic pain (N = 40). Significant differences were seen in profiles between the PTSD groups and the control group, and the authors compared the PTSD profiles according to exposure to two different…
Descriptors: Accidents, Crime, Pain, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Sex Differences in the Presentation of Chronic Low Back Pain
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Sheffer, Christine E.; Cassisi, Jeffrey E.; Ferraresi, Laurette M.; Lofland, Kenneth R.; McCracken, Lance M. – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 2002
Sex differences in 351 patients with chronic low back pain were examined. Biological, psychological, and psychosocial factors were considered. Sex differences in adaptive functioning were consistent with traditional gender roles. Significant interactions were found for sex and employment status, and sex and marital status. Retired women reported…
Descriptors: Marital Status, Employment Level, Pain, Females