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Factors Associated with Greater Pain Intensity
Mariano E Menendez et al. Hand Clin. 2016 Feb.
Abstract
The intensity of pain reported for a given nociception is highly variable. Variation in pain intensity is best accounted for by stress, distress, and ineffective coping strategies. Among orthopedic surgery patients, greater intake of opioids is associated with greater pain intensity and decreased satisfaction with pain control, no matter the pathophysiology or nociception. The single most effective pain reliever is self-efficacy (the sense that one can manage and that everything will be okay).
Keywords: Illness; Impairment; Magnitude of disability; Nociception; Pain intensity; Pathophysiology.
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