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The role of psychosocial factors in predicting the onset of chronic widespread pain: results from a prospective population-based study

Lara D. Veeken · 2006 · Vol. 46(4) · pp. 666–671

Anindya Gupta✉(University of Manchester)A J Silman(University of Manchester)David Ray(University of Aberdeen)Richard Morriss(University of Aberdeen)Chris Dickens(University of Aberdeen)Gary J. Macfarlane(University of Aberdeen)Yee ChiuBarbara I. Nicholl(University of Manchester)John McBeth

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Abstract

Subjects are at substantial increased odds of developing CWP if they display features of somatization, health-seeking behaviour and poor sleep. Psychosocial distress has a strong aetiological influence on CWP.

Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ResearchMedicinePsychosocialSomatizationOdds ratioDistressAnxietyPopulationDepression (economics)PsychiatryHospital Anxiety and Depression Scale

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AdultAgedChronic DiseaseEpidemiologic MethodsFemaleFibromyalgiaHumansLife Change EventsMaleMiddle AgedPain MeasurementPatient Acceptance of Health CarePsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPsychometricsPsychophysiologic Disorders

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