Journal article
A classification of illness behaviour in pain clinic patients
Pain, Vol.57(1), pp.91-94
1994
Abstract
The Illness Behaviour Questionnaire (IBQ) (Pilowsky and Spence 1983) was administered to 824 pain clinic patients over a 10-year period. Their responses to this 62-item self-report questionnaire were analysed using a numerical taxonomy programme. Of the 6 valid classes generated, 2 classes were delineated by at least 5 unique items. The main difference between these 2 classes, revealed by the item responses, was the acceptance or rejection of a psychological viewpoint. Comparison on the basis of mean IBQ scale scores indicated that, while members of both classes maintained the presence of a somatic disorder, they differed not only in their report of psychological symptoms but also by whether they showed an awareness of life problems unrelated to their physical problems.
Details
- Title
- A classification of illness behaviour in pain clinic patients
- Authors
- I Pilowsky (Author) - University of AdelaideMary Katsikitis (Author) - University of Adelaide
- Publication details
- Pain, Vol.57(1), pp.91-94
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
- Date published
- 1994
- DOI
- 10.1016/0304-3959(94)90112-0
- ISSN
- 0304-3959
- Organisation Unit
- School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450587402621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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