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Showing 1 to 20 of 22 for “"Fear-of-Pain"”.
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The Role Of Fear Of Pain In Headache
Recurrent headache sufferers are often fearful of pain, which disrupts cognitive thought processes, interferes with daily activities, and may maintain headache-related disability through avoidance and associated negative reinforcement. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to 1) examine …
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Effects of One Neurofeedback Session on Relationship between Fear-Of-Pain and Visual Avoidance of Pain
<p>Chronic pain is increasingly prevalent and costly and will continue to be with the increasing mean age of America’s population. It is important to identify interventions addressing pain-related biopsychosocial aspects. The purpose of the current study was to examine if a single session of …
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Exploring the Components of Prenatal Anxiety
Anxiety and fear often are associated with pregnancy, and its short- and long-term biological, psychological, and social lifestyle changes that affect both the mother and the child. The primary aim of this study was to differentiate components of prenatal anxiety and fear, to facilitate operational …
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Epipathogenesis of caries: Analyses of family structure, fear, and fatalism upon World Health Organization decayed, missing, and filled teeth severity in Appalachia West Virginia and Pennsylvania
… caries experience and family structure, dental fear, and fatalism in West Virginia and Pennsylvania.;Method: Using a cross-sectional study design, 2002-2009 Center for Oral Health Research in Appalachia data were analyzed utilizing the World Health Organization definitions for caries experience, …
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A Brief Mindfulness Intervention on Acute Pain Experience: An Examination of Individual Difference
… 2006) to empirically test the immediate effect of a 15-minute mindfulness intervention on acute pain experience. The study employed a three-group, repeated measures experimental design with two active control conditions (sham mindfulness and attention control) and an analogue pain induction …
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Attentional Bias Toward Pain-Related Pictorial Stimuli Among Individuals With Migraine Following Negative Mood Induction
… reductions in daily functioning and quality of life and is the 19th largest cause of disability globally. The fear-avoidance model of chronic pain details potential pathways for the development of pain disability and affective distress and provides a platform for understanding the dynamic …
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A Study of the Correlation of Incisive Force with Hand Grip Strength, Height, and Weight in Adult Males
Incisive force in a sample of 76 adult white males was tested for correlation with grip strength, height, and weight. A cantilever beam intraoral force transducer connected to a Techni-Rite Recorder with an SST Conditioner recorded the incisive forces. Grip strength was measured by the Collins Grip …
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Cesarean delivery on maternal request /
The caesarean section is one of the most frequently performed operations worldwide. Although it is generally considered a safe procedure with low morbidity and mortality rates, a caesarean section rate above 10% does not improve the mortality of mother and child, as stated by the World Health …
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Cognitive and emotional barriers to colorectal cancer surveillance: Increasing screening rates within the community
<p>Background: The rate of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening in the United States continues to be low, allowing colorectal cancers to remain undiagnosed and mortality rates to remain high. Current literature points to lack of education, healthcare access, and physician counseling as key barriers to …
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Nurses' perceptions of patients' needs post coronary artery bypass grafting
… for an altered lifestyle. Identifying the needs of patients following an acute cardiac event is an essential step in the development of nursing interventions (Moser et al 1993) to facilitate patients' bio-psycho-social and spiritual adaptation. Thus, the needs of patients who experience CABG …
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The lived experience of Lebanese oncology patients receiving palliative care
The purpose of this study was to uncover the lived experience of Lebanese oncology patients receiving palliative care. The study design was based on the Utrecht School of phenomenology based on the Dutch school of phenomenology. This study followed purposeful sampling in which ten participants six …
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Psychological Factors In HIV-Related Headaches
Headache is one of the most commedical complaints reported by individuals suffering from HIV/AIDS, but conflicting data exist regarding their prevalence, prototypical characteristics, and relationship to HIV severity. A well-established field of research indicates a strong association between …
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The problem of pain: a heuristic and structural existential analysis of unexplained physical pain
… study was undertaken to increase understanding of recovery from chronic pain in the absence of medical intervention. Chronic pain is a debilitating condition that inflicts significant human suffering and costs the economy of the Western world £billions each year. Despite advances in modern …
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Factors affecting cervical screening of female nurses at Public Health Institution in Vhembe District, Limpopo Province
Background: Cervical cancer is the leading cause of death among women and more common in developing countries creating social and economic instability. Many of these women are diagnosed with cancer at advanced stage of disease because of lack of screening and early detection services. Purpose: The …
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Factors contributing to disability in a chronic low back pain population: A comprehensive analysis using continuous ambulatory monitoring
<p>Disability in chronic low back pain patients has been established as a function of variables across three areas: pain, cognitive-behavioral variables, and social variables. New technology has improved the ability to accurately measure physical activity, a significant component of disability, …
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Knowledge, attitudes, practices and challenges regarding oral health among pregnent women in Thulamela Municipality, Vhembe District, Limpopo Province, South Africa
Introduction: Oral health is an integral part of general health and wellbeing. It is of particular interest in pregnant women because they are at increased risk of developing periodontal diseases because of hormone fluctuations that occur during pregnancy. This rise in hormone levels often results …
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Factors affecting cervical cancer screening among women of child bearing age, attending Intermediate Hospital Oshakati (IHO), Oshana region, Namibia: A case-control study
… Human Papilloma Virus is the significant cause of cervical cancer prevalence worldwide with an estimation of 99.7%. The World Health Organisation (WHO) predict that Cervical cancer will kill >443,000 women worldwide every year by 2030, nearly 90% of them in Sub-Saharan Africa. Nevertheless, …
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Observational learning and pain-related fear
Chronic pain is one of the major health problems in Western societies, with a prevalence of 19%. Not only does chronic pain account for enormous health care costs and lost working productivity, it also results in an extensive quality of life reduction. An important predictor in the development as …
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Factors Associated with Medication-Overuse Headache in Patients Seeking Treatment for Primary Headache
Although a number of risk factors for medication-overuse headache (MOH) have been identified within the general population, limited research exists examining clinical samples of headache sufferers. Further, prior studies have not assessed the relative influence of risk factors or their utility in …
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