2009
Mood and Attitude Predict Pain Outcomes Following Arthroscopic Knee Surgery
Rosenberger PH, Kerns R, Jokl P, Ickovics JR. Mood and Attitude Predict Pain Outcomes Following Arthroscopic Knee Surgery. Annals Of Behavioral Medicine 2009, 37: 70-76. PMID: 19169766, DOI: 10.1007/s12160-008-9078-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArthroscopic knee surgeryPain severityPain outcomesPain interferenceKnee surgeryBody mass indexExtent of osteoarthritisPreoperative moodPreoperative depressionKnee osteoarthritisMass indexClinical variablesSurgeryDaily functioningSeveritySignificant predictorsLongitudinal studyPainRegression analysisOsteoarthritisOutcomesImportant predictorDepressionPotential relationshipImportant outcomes
1987
The role of denial in recovery from coronary heart disease.
Levine J, Warrenburg S, Kerns R, Schwartz G, Delaney R, Fontana A, Gradman A, Smith S, Allen S, Cascione R. The role of denial in recovery from coronary heart disease. Psychosomatic Medicine 1987, 49: 109-117. PMID: 3575599, DOI: 10.1097/00006842-198703000-00001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary heart diseaseDenial of illnessHeart diseaseCoronary bypass surgerySeverity of illnessHigh deniersCourse of recoveryBypass surgeryHospital dischargeHospital recoveryMale patientsCardiac dysfunctionIntensive careMyocardial infarctionRisk factorsIllness ScaleLow deniersMedical recommendationsLevine DenialMore daysIllnessLongitudinal studyPatientsInternal consistencyDisease