Recent Publications

Nielson, W.R., Jensen, M.P. & Hill, M.L. (2001). An activity scale for the Chronic Pain Coping Inventory: Preliminary development in a sample of patients with fibromyalgia syndrome. Pain, 89 (2-3), 111-115. (ABSTRACT)

Jensen, M.P., Nielson, W.R., Romano, J.M., Hill, M.L. & Turner, J.A. (2000). Further evaluation of the pain stages of change questionnaire: is the transtheoretical model of change useful for patients with chronic pain? Pain, 86, 255-264.

Nielson, W.R., Jensen, M.P. & Hill, M.L. (2001). An activity scale for the Chronic Pain Coping Inventory: Preliminary development in a sample of patients with fibromyalgia syndrome. Pain, 89 (2-3), 111-115.

Jensen, M.P., Nielson, W.R., Romano, J.M., Hill, M.L. & Turner, J.A. (2000). Further evaluation of the pain stages of change questionnaire: is the transtheoretical model of change useful for patients with chronic pain? Pain, 86, 255-264.

Nielson, W.R. (In Press). The concept of pain (Special report). Clinical Journal of Pain.

Nielson, W.R. and Mior, S. (In Press). Prevention of chronic pain: The unexplored frontier (Special report). Clinical Journal of Pain.

Nielson, W.R. and Weir, R. (In Press). Biopsychosocial approaches to the treatment of chronic pain. Clinical Journal of Pain.

Weir, R. and Nielson, W.R. (In Press). Interventions for disability management. Clinical Journal of Pain.

Mior, S. and Nielson, W.R. (In Press). Preface: Treatment and disability management. Clinical Journal of Pain.

Nielson, W.R. & Merskey, H. (2001). Psychosocial aspects of fibromyalgia. Current Pain and Headache Reports, 5, 330-7

Dijkstra, A., Vlaeyen, J.W.S., Rijnen, H. & Nielson, W.R. (2001). Readiness to adopt the self-management approach to cope with chronic pain in fibromyalgia patients. Pain, 90, 37-45.

White, K.P., Østbye, T., Harth, M., Nielson, W.R., Speechley, M., Teasell, R.W. & Bourne, R. (2000). Perspectives on post-traumatic fibromyalgia (FMS): A random survey of Canadian general practitioners, orthopedists, physiatrists and rheumatologists. Journal of Rheumatology, 27, 790?796.

Current Research Grants

Hill, M.L. & Nielson, W.R (1999-2001). Influence of group cohesion on treatment efficacy in the Rheumatology Daycare Program. Project funded by the London Health Sciences Centre Health Services Research Fund.

Hill, M.L. & Chiodo, D. (2001). An investigation of the valence, strength and contributing factors of attitudes and stereotypes regarding chronic pain patients.

Hill, M.L. & Nielson, W.R (1999-2001). Influence of group cohesion on treatment efficacy in the Rheumatology Daycare Program. Project funded by the London Health Sciences Centre Health Services Research Fund.

Hill, M.L. & Nielson, W. (2001). Impact of group cohesion on treatment efficacy in a multidisciplinary pain treatment program. Project funded by the London Health Sciences Centre Health Services Research Fund.