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Prevalence of pain in patients 1 year after major trauma
Prevalence of pain in patients 1 year after major trauma
- Source :
- Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960). 143(3)
- Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- Objectives To describe the prevalence of pain in a large cohort of trauma patients 1 year after injury and to examine personal, injury, and treatment factors that predict the presence of chronic pain in these patients. Setting Sixty-nine hospitals in 14 states in the United States. Patients There were 3047 patients (10 371 weighted) aged 18 to 84 years who were admitted to the hospital because of acute trauma and survived to 12 months after injury. Main Outcome Measure Pain 12 months after injury measured with the Chronic Pain Grade Scale. Results At 12 months after injury, 62.7% of patients reported injury-related pain. Most patients had pain in more than 1 body region, and the mean (SD) severity of pain in the last month was 5.5 (4.8) on a 10-point scale. The reported presence of pain varied with age and was more common in women and those who had untreated depression before injury. Pain at 3 months was predictive of both the presence and higher severity of pain at 12 months. Lower pain severity was reported by patients with a college education and those with no previous functional limitations. Conclusions Most trauma patients have moderately severe pain from their injuries 1 year later. Earlier and more intensive interventions to treat pain in trauma patients may be needed.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Time Factors
Adolescent
Psychological intervention
Pain
Epidemiology
medicine
Prevalence
Humans
In patient
Depression (differential diagnoses)
Aged
Pain Measurement
Aged, 80 and over
business.industry
Major trauma
Chronic pain
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Surgery
Chronic Disease
Wounds and Injuries
Body region
Female
Acute trauma
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15383644
- Volume :
- 143
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960)
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....5578cbd90fa522aa0d3c01646dd45916