The influence of anxiety and locus of control on adolescents' response to naproxen sodium for mild to moderate pain

摘要: Abstract This study assessed the influence of internal health locus control (IHLC) and anxiety on adolescent's response to treatment mild moderate pain. Fifty-four adolescents (ages 16–22 years) front two adolescent clinics presenting with pain caused by dysmenorrhea, muscle sprain or strain, headache, backache were studied. Following a physical examination pretest assessment pain, IHLC, Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, subjects randomly assigned in double-blind fashion groups receiving placebo ( n = 16), 100 mg naproxen sodium 19), 200 19) at 1, 2, 3, 4 hours Based repeated-measure analysis covariance test, there no differences between measurements. All had decrease over p