Journal of psychosomatic research
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To examine the influence of illness perceptions, pain catastrophizing and psychological distress on self-reported symptom severity and functional status in patients diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). ⋯ This study shows that psychological distress, pain catastrophizing and illness perceptions play an independent role in self-reported severity of CTS. Clinicians should take these psychosocial factors into account when they are consulted by patients with CTS.