2005
Pain, Medication Use, and Health-Related Quality of Life in Older Persons With Postherpetic Neuralgia: Results From a Population-Based Survey
Oster G, Harding G, Dukes E, Edelsberg J, Cleary PD. Pain, Medication Use, and Health-Related Quality of Life in Older Persons With Postherpetic Neuralgia: Results From a Population-Based Survey. Journal Of Pain 2005, 6: 356-363. PMID: 15943957, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2005.01.359.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth-related qualityPoor health-related qualityPostherpetic neuralgiaOlder personsPain interferenceUse of medicationsHealth index scoresYears of ageQuality of lifeMedication usePain intensityEnjoyment of lifeSubstantial painCurrent painPrescription medicationsMean durationPainIndex scoreOverall healthPrior weekNeuralgiaMedicationsGeneral activityHealthPersons
1988
The amplification of somatic symptoms.
Barsky A, Goodson J, Lane R, Cleary P. The amplification of somatic symptoms. Psychosomatic Medicine 1988, 50: 510-519. PMID: 3186894, DOI: 10.1097/00006842-198809000-00007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultArousalFemaleHumansMalePain MeasurementRespiratory Tract InfectionsSick RoleSomatoform DisordersConceptsOverall discomfortMedical walkTract infectionsMedical morbidityMedical illnessSystemic symptomsVocational disabilitySelf-report questionnairesSociodemographic characteristicsSomatic symptomsSomatosensory amplificationSignificant predictorsPatientsMultiple regression analysisRegression analysisMeasures of dysphoriaSymptomsDiscomfortDisabilityBodily sensationsMorbidityClinicIllnessInfectionSymptomatology