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  Construct Details
  
Construct Name: Pain and Health Psychology Inventory
Definition of Construct: Chronic pain is influenced by a variety of biological, psychological and social variables (Gatchel RJ, Peng YB, Peters ML, Fuchs PN, Turk DC. The biopsychosocial approach to chronic pain: scientific advances and future directions. Psychol Bull. Jul 2007;133(4):581-624).
Theoretical Foundation: How patients cope with chronic pain and illness is influenced by mood, personality, and social support (Bruns D, Disorbio JM. Assessment of biopsychosocial risk factors for medical treatment: a collaborative approach. J Clin Psychol Med Settings. Jun 2009;16(2):127-147).
Synonyms for Construct: Coping inventory, wellness inventory
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Associated Constructs
Keywords: chronic pain, chronic illness, biopsychosocial, inventory

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MeasuresDatasets
Brief Battery For Health Improvement 2
(Last Updated: 11/23/2010 1:42:21 PM by Daniel Bruns)


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VNS, 3/24/2011 6:43:28 PM
By kate Lorig, Stanford
I suggest VNS scale