The Role of Health Locus of Control in Pain Intensity Outcome of Conservatively and Operatively Treated Hand Surgery Patients.
Julian A StewartVera AebischerNiklaus EgloffBarbara WegmannRoland von KänelEsther VögelinMartin Grosse HoltforthPublished in: International journal of behavioral medicine (2019)
Hand injury patients suffering greater initial pain intensity who also had lower versus higher social-external HLOC experienced less favorable treatment outcome. This finding suggests that if patients with high initial pain succeed in transferring perceived health control to professionals and to gain confidence in treatment and clinicians, treatment outcome could be improved in hand surgery.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- chronic pain
- healthcare
- mental health
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- public health
- minimally invasive
- chronic kidney disease
- pain management
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- coronary artery bypass
- depressive symptoms
- physical activity
- palliative care
- patient reported outcomes
- spinal cord injury
- social support
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- climate change
- coronary artery disease
- social media
- surgical site infection
- health promotion