Autor según el artículo: Miró, J. Gertz, K.J. Carter, G.T. Jensen, M.P.

Departamento: Psicologia

Resumen: Background: The influence of pain location and extent on functioning in persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) and chronic pain is not well understood. Objective: To investigate the correlations between pain location and extent to determine which pain domains may be important to assess and potentially target in treating chronic pain in SCI populations. Design: Prospective, observational study. Setting: University medical center. Participants: A total of 259 persons with an SCI and chronic pain. Methods: Postal mail survey questionnaire. Main Outcome Measurements: Pain sites, pain extent (number of sites), pain intensity in specific body locations, pain interference, and physical and psychological functioning. Results: A positive association between pain extent and intensity with pain interference (r= 0.33, P< .01) and a negative association with psychological functioning were noted in the study sample (r=-0.21, P< .01). Pain intensity in the lower back and legs (r= 0.55, P< .01) and a number of other sites showed strong associations with patient functioning. Correlation with psychological functioning was significant but weaker (r=-0.22, P< .01 for the lower back and legs). Ambulatory status had only a small moderating effect on the associations between pain intensity in specific sites and pain interference and no effect on psychological functioning. Conclusions: The findings support the importance of assessing pain intensity at specific locations as a part of a thorough evaluation of chronic pain, as well as the importance of addressing pain at multiple sites, when managing pain in persons with an SCI.

Áreas temáticas: Neuralgia

Acceso a la licencia de uso: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/

Palabra clave otro idioma: adult ambulatory monitoring article body regions Chronic pain Assessment

ISSN: 1934-1482

Página final: 697

Volumen de revista: 6

Versión del articulo depositado: info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion

Enlace a la fuente original: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1934148214000264

DOI del artículo: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2014.01.010

Entidad: Universitat Rovira i Virgili.

Año de publicación de la revista: 2014

Página inicial: 690