Is health-related quality of life a useful outcome in pain intervention research?

Daniel S J Costa^{1

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Affiliations

¹ Pain Management Research Institute, Royal North Shore Hospital, New South Wales, Australia.
² Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
³ School of Psychology, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Editorial

Daniel S J Costa. Pain. 2020 Jan.

. 2020 Jan;161(1):1-2.

doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001701.

Daniel S J Costa^{1

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¹ Pain Management Research Institute, Royal North Shore Hospital, New South Wales, Australia.
² Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
³ School of Psychology, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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Psychometric properties of Short Form-36 Health Survey, EuroQol 5-dimensions, and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale in patients with chronic pain.
LoMartire R, Äng BO, Gerdle B, Vixner L. LoMartire R, et al. Pain. 2020 Jan;161(1):83-95. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001700. Pain. 2020. PMID: 31568237 Free PMC article.

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