Psychologically informed physiotherapy for chronic pain: patient experiences of treatment and therapeutic process.

Objectives: Psychologically informed physiotherapy is used widely with patients with chronic pain. This study aimed to investigate patients' beliefs about, and experiences of, this type of treatment, and helpful and unhelpful experiences.

Design: A qualitative study using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of semi-structured interviews.

Development of a pamphlet: introducing advance directives to hemodialysis patients and their families.

The proportion of patients starting renal replacement therapy who are elderly, dependent and have multiple co-morbidities is the fastest growing chronic kidney disease (CKD) population in Canada. Most professional nephrology organizations recommend that hemodialysis patients should be encouraged to write advance directives (AD). Advance directives or advance care planning (ACP) are terms that refer to instructions given by an individual that state his or her wishes for future medical treatment and personal care.

The moderating effect of anxiety sensitivity on caffeine-induced hypoalgesia in healthy women.

Rationale: Caffeine is an analgesic adjuvant, but also has panicogenic properties. Anxiety sensitivity is a trait vulnerability factor related to negative responses to pain, and is known to moderate negative psychological responses to caffeine.

Objectives: The current study sought to investigate whether anxiety sensitivity moderates the effect caffeine has on the pain responses of healthy women.