1. Operative Intervention Does Not Change Pain Perception in Patients With Diabetic Foot Ulcers.
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Waldman, Olivia V., Hao, Stephanie P., Houck, Jeff R., Lee, Nicolette J., Baumhauer, Judith F., and Oh, Irvin
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STATISTICAL correlation ,MENTAL depression ,DIABETIC neuropathies ,PEOPLE with diabetes ,PAIN ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,SURGICAL complications ,OPERATIVE surgery ,PSYCHOSOCIAL factors ,DIABETIC foot ,BODY mass index ,TREATMENT effectiveness ,PATIENTS' attitudes ,FUNCTIONAL assessment ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,EVALUATION - Abstract
Researchers investigated pain perception in patients with diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) by analyzing pre- and postoperative physical function (PF), pain interference (PI), and depression domains of the Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS). They hypothesized that 1) because of painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN), a majority of patients with DFUs would have high PROMIS PI scores unchanged by operative intervention, and 2) the initially assessed PI, PF, and depression levels would be correlated with final outcomes. Seventy-five percent of patients with DFUs reported pain, most likely because of painful DPN. Those who reported high PI and low PF were likely to report depression. PF, PI, and depression levels were unchanged after operative intervention or healing of DFUs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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