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Pain catastrophizing: A patient-centered approach to assessment
Osheeca J Thompson1, Keesha Powell-Roach, Janiece L Taylor
1Osheeca Thompson is a clinical research coordinator at the University of Florida (UF) College of Medicine. Keesha Powell-Roach is an assistant professor at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Nursing. Janiece Taylor is an assistant professor on the research/education track at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. Ellen Terry and Staja Booker are assistant professors at UF's College of Nursing and the Pain Research and Intervention Center of Excellence in the College of Dentistry.
Abstract:
Pain is a subjective experience and its perception and expression vary widely. Pain catastrophizing, which refers to patients' thoughts or feelings about their pain, may impact their communication of pain and nurses' subsequent response. This article discusses how nurses can more readily recognize, assess, and manage pain catastrophizing.
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