A cross-sectional survey of pain catastrophising and acupuncture use among breast cancer survivors.
CONCLUSIONS: High levels of pain catastrophising, and specifically the processes of rumination and magnification, were associated with greater acupuncture use. We believe this could have important implications for understanding which population is more likely to seek acupuncture treatment and how this alternative therapy could be better targeted to these patients.
PMID: 27177930 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Source: Acupuncture in Medicine - Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Lee I, Garland SN, DeMichele A, Farrar JT, Im EO, Mao JJ Tags: Acupunct Med Source Type: research
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