Open AccessPhysician Judgments and the Burden of Chronic Pain
Author(s) -
John T. Chibnall,
Raymond C. Tait,
Julie K. Gammack
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
pain medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.893
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1526-4637
pISSN - 1526-2375
DOI - 10.1093/pm/pnx342
Subject(s) - medicine , psychosocial , chronic pain , mediation , moderated mediation , medline , opioid , physical therapy , family medicine , clinical psychology , psychiatry , psychology , social psychology , receptor , political science , law
In a moderated mediation model, this study examined the interaction effect of pain severity and medical evidence on physician judgments of chronic pain. The effects of higher pain severity on physician judgments were expected to be mediated through anticipated clinical burden, but only when medical evidence was low.
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