Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Volume 23, Issue 5 , Pages 433-441 , May 2002

The Impact of Chronic Pain on Life in the Household

  • Marius A Kemler, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic Surgery, Free University Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to: Marius A. Kemler, MD, PhD, Department of Surgery, Martini Hospital, P.O. Box 30033, 9700 RM Groningen, The Netherlands.
    • ,
  • Carina A Furnée, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Chapin Hall Center for Children, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA

,Accepted 4 September 2001.

References 

  1. Flor H, Turk DC, Scholz OB. Impact of chronic pain on the spouse (marital, emotional and physical consequences). J Psychosom Res. 1987;31:63–71
  2. Schwartz L, Slater MA. The impact of chronic pain on the spouse (research and clinical implications). Holistic Nurs Pract. 1991;6:9–16
  3. Subramanian K. The multidimensional impact of chronic pain on the spouse (a pilot study). Soc Work Health Care. 1991;15:47–62
  4. Turk DC, Flor H, Rudy TE. Pain and families. I. Etiology, maintenance, and psychosocial impact. Pain. 1987;30:3–27
  5. Schwartz L, Slater MA, Birchler GR. The role of pain behaviors in the modulation of marital conflict in chronic pain couples. Pain. 1996;65:227–233
  6. Schwartz L, Slater MA, Birchler GR, Atkinson JH. Depression in spouses of chronic pain patients (the role of patient pain and anger, and marital satisfaction). Pain. 1991;44:61–67
  7. Rowat KM, Knafl KA. Living with chronic pain (the spouse's perspective). Pain. 1985;23:259–271
  8. Veldman PHJM, Reynen HM, Arntz IE, Goris RJA. Signs and symptoms of reflex sympathetic dystrophy (prospective study of 829 patients). Lancet. 1993;342:1012–1016
  9. Schwartzman RJ, McLellan TL. Reflex sympathetic dystrophy (a review). Arch Neurol. 1987;55:555–561
  10. Poplawski ZJ, Wiley AM, Murray JF. Post-traumatic dystrophy of the extremities. J Bone Joint Surg. 1983;65A:642–655
  11. Schiaffino KM, Revenson TA. Relative contributions of spousal support and illness appraisals to depressed mood in arthritis patients. Arthritis Care Res. 1995;8:80–87
  12. Merskey H, Bogduk N. In: Classification of chronic pain (descriptions of chronic pain syndromes and definitions of pain terms). Seattle: IASP Press; 1994;p. 40–42
  13. Jensen MP, McFarland CA. Increasing the reliability and validity of pain intensity measurement in chronic pain patients. Pain. 1993;55:195–203
  14. Niphuis-Nell M. Veranderingen in de primaire leefsfeer. Sociale atlas van de vrouw. Vol. 4. Rijswijk: Sociaal en Cultureel Planbureau; 1997;
  15. Anonymous . Elsevier Belasting Almanak. Amsterdam: Elsevier Bedrijfsinformatie; 1999;
  16. Yelin E, Callahan LF. The economic and social and psychological impact of musculoskeletal conditions. Arthritis Rheum. 1995;38:1351–1362
  17. Kemler MA, de Vet HCW. Health-related quality of life in chronic refractory reflex sympathetic dystrophy (complex regional pain syndrome type I). J Pain Symptom Manage. 2000;20:68–76
  18. Boot JM, Knapen MHJM. De Nederlandse gezondheidszorg. Utrecht: Spectrum; 1996;

PII: S0885-3924(02)00386-X

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Volume 23, Issue 5 , Pages 433-441 , May 2002

Article Tools

* Image Usage & Resolution