{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["15(2)"],"submitter":["Harvie DS"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Psychological variables contribute to pain- and injury-related outcomes. We examined the hypothesis that anatomical spread and intensity of persistent pain relate to anxiety-related variables: generalised anxiety, fear of pain and pain catastrophising.<h4>Methods</h4>An online survey was used to gather data from 413 women with persistent pain (low back pain, n = 139; fibromyalgia syndrome, n = 95; neck pain, n = 55; whiplash, n = 41; rheumatoid arthritis, n = 37; migraine, n = 46). The spread and intensity of pain were assessed using the McGill pain chart and a Numerical Rating Scale. A Bayesian Structural Equation Model assessed if the intensity and spread of pain increased with anxiety-related variables. Men were also surveyed (n = 80), but the sample size was only suf"],"journal":["British journal of pain"],"pagination":["134-146"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8138622"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Psycho-sensory relationships in chronic pain."],"pmcid":["PMC8138622"],"pubmed_authors":["Sterling M","Niederstrasser NG","Vasco D","Low-Choy S","Harvie DS"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Psycho-sensory relationships in chronic pain.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Psychological variables contribute to pain- and injury-related outcomes. We examined the hypothesis that anatomical spread and intensity of persistent pain relate to anxiety-related variables: generalised anxiety, fear of pain and pain catastrophising.<h4>Methods</h4>An online survey was used to gather data from 413 women with persistent pain (low back pain, n = 139; fibromyalgia syndrome, n = 95; neck pain, n = 55; whiplash, n = 41; rheumatoid arthritis, n = 37; migraine, n = 46). The spread and intensity of pain were assessed using the McGill pain chart and a Numerical Rating Scale. A Bayesian Structural Equation Model assessed if the intensity and spread of pain increased with anxiety-related variables. Men were also surveyed (n = 80), but the sample size was only suf","dates":{"release":"2021-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2021 May","modification":"2026-07-16T12:01:15.809Z","creation":"2025-04-05T10:03:39.994Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC8138622","cross_references":{"pubmed":["34055335"],"doi":["10.1177/2049463720933925"]}}