Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Volume 36, Issue 1 , Pages 69-78 , July 2008

Pain Behavior in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: Identification of Pain Behavior Subgroups

  • Sandra J. Waters, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, North Carolina Central University, Durham
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Sandra J. Waters, PhD, Department of Psychology, North Carolina Central University, 214 Taylor Education Building, Durham, NC 27707, USA.
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  • Paul A. Riordan, BA

      Affiliations

    • North Carolina Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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  • Francis J. Keefe, PhD

      Affiliations

    • North Carolina Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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  • John C. Lefebvre, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Wofford College, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA

,Accepted 31 August 2007.

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    Mean frequency of occurrence of pain behaviors for each of the five subgroups identified through cluster analysis of the pain behavior data of Sample 1.

    Mean frequency of occurrence of pain behaviors for each of the five subgroups identified through cluster analysis of the pain behavior data of Sample 1.

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    Mean frequency of occurrence of pain behaviors for each of the four subgroups identified through cluster analysis of the pain behavior data of Sample 2.

    Mean frequency of occurrence of pain behaviors for each of the four subgroups identified through cluster analysis of the pain behavior data of Sample 2.

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    Mean frequency of occurrence of pain behaviors for each of the four subgroups of the combined Sample 1 and Sample 2 pain behavior data.

    Mean frequency of occurrence of pain behaviors for each of the four subgroups of the combined Sample 1 and Sample 2 pain behavior data.

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    Mean pain ratings for combined Sample 1 and Sample 2 pain behavior subgroups.

    Mean pain ratings for combined Sample 1 and Sample 2 pain behavior subgroups.

 This study was supported by a grant to Dr. Keefe from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (Grant #: AR 42261).

PII: S0885-3924(08)00059-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2007.08.015

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Volume 36, Issue 1 , Pages 69-78 , July 2008

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