The effects of attentional and interpretation biases on later pain outcomes among younger and older adults: A prospective study.
Frederick H F ChanHin SuenAntoni B ChanJanet H HsiaoTom Joseph BarryPublished in: European journal of pain (London, England) (2021)
Adults with chronic pain endorsed more injury-/illness-related interpretations than pain-free controls. Older adults endorsed more illness interpretations than younger adults. A more negative interpretation bias indirectly predicted pain disability 6 months later through hypervigilance towards pain.