A cross-sectional survey of pain catastrophising and acupuncture use among breast cancer survivors.

Iris LeeSheila N GarlandAngela DeMicheleJohn T FarrarEun-Ok ImJun J Mao

Published in: Acupuncture in medicine : journal of the British Medical Acupuncture Society (2016)

High levels of pain catastrophising, and specifically the processes of rumination and magnification, were associated with greater acupuncture use. We believe this could have important implications for understanding which population is more likely to seek acupuncture treatment and how this alternative therapy could be better targeted to these patients.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
end stage renal disease
pain management
neuropathic pain
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
cancer therapy
spinal cord
combination therapy