tailieunhanh - Illness beliefs among patients with chronic widespread pain - associations with selfreported health status, anxiety and depressive symptoms and impact of pain

Chronic widespread pain (CWP) is a disabling condition associated with a decrease in health. Illness beliefs are individual and are acquired during life. Constraining beliefs may prevent patients from regaining health. Understanding these patients’ illness beliefs may be a way to improve the health care they are offered. | Illness beliefs among patients with chronic widespread pain - associations with selfreported health status, anxiety and depressive symptoms and impact of pain