Catastrophizing: a predictor of persistent pain among women with endometriosis at 1 year
Author(s) -
Caitlin E. Martin,
Ellen Johnson,
Mary Ellen Wechter,
Jane Leserman,
Denniz A. Zolnoun
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
human reproduction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446
H-Index - 226
eISSN - 1460-2350
pISSN - 0268-1161
DOI - 10.1093/humrep/der292
Subject(s) - endometriosis , medicine , biopsychosocial model , pelvic pain , pain catastrophizing , physical therapy , mcgill pain questionnaire , chronic pain , observational study , prospective cohort study , obstetrics , gynecology , surgery , psychiatry , visual analogue scale
Endometriosis is the most common gynecological diagnosis among women with chronic pelvic pain, but the underlying mechanisms of endometriosis-associated chronic pelvic pain remain unclear. Therefore, the objective of this study was to determine the biopsychosocial predictors of pain improvement among women with endometriosis.
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