International Journal of Nursing Studies
Volume 47, Issue 7 , Pages 826-835 , July 2010

The effectiveness of a multidisciplinary pain management programme managing chronic pain on pain perceptions, health-related quality of life and stages of change—A non-randomized controlled study

  • Elin Dysvik

      Affiliations

    • University of Stavanger, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Health Studies, N-4036 Stavanger, Norway
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +47 518341000; fax: +47 51831550.
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  • Jan Terje Kvaløy

      Affiliations

    • University of Stavanger, Faculty of Technology and Science, Department of Mathematics and Natural Science, Stavanger, Norway
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  • Ragnhild Stokkeland

      Affiliations

    • Stavanger University Hospital, Norway
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  • Gerd Karin Natvig

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care, University of Bergen, Norway

Received 29 June 2009 ,Revised 28 September 2009 ,Accepted 1 December 2009.

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PII: S0020-7489(09)00393-9

doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2009.12.001

International Journal of Nursing Studies
Volume 47, Issue 7 , Pages 826-835 , July 2010

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