Negative Affect, Type D Personality, Quality of Life, and Dysfunctional Outcomes of Total Knee Arthroplasty

Background. Type D personality (TDP) is a sign of tapered stress and compromises treatment outcomes including those of hip arthroplasty. The common dissatisfaction with total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is predicted by fear avoidance, pain catastrophizing and emotional lability, with poor quality of lif...

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Main Authors: Matthias Vogel, Christian Riediger, Martin Krippl, Jörg Frommer, Christoph Lohmann, Sebastian Illiger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2019-01-01
Series:Pain Research and Management
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/6393101