Chronic pain at 4 months in hospitalized trauma patients: incidence and life interference. J Trauma Nurs 2012;19(3):154-9
Date
09/08/2012Pubmed ID
22955711DOI
10.1097/JTN.0b013e318261d304Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84873144347 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 15 CitationsAbstract
Many studies report on the incidence of chronic pain. However, deficiencies exist in prior research making it difficult to generalize results to trauma patients. This study evaluated the incidence of chronic pain in trauma patients at 4 months posttrauma and effect chronic pain has on life interference. The incidence of chronic pain was present in 79.2% of trauma patients 4 months posttrauma and a strong positive correlation (n = 80, r = 0.79, P < 0.001) existed between chronic pain severity and the effect on life interference. Chronic pain is prevalent and causes significant life interference in traumatically injured patients.
Author List
Trevino CM, Essig B, deRoon-Cassini T, Brasel KAuthors
Colleen Trevino PhD APP Clinical Dir Inpatient 2 in the Surgery department at Medical College of WisconsinTerri A. deRoon Cassini PhD Center Director, Professor in the Surgery department at Medical College of Wisconsin
MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdolescentAdult
Age Distribution
Analysis of Variance
Chi-Square Distribution
Chronic Pain
Disability Evaluation
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Female
Glasgow Coma Scale
Humans
Incidence
Injury Severity Score
Length of Stay
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Middle Aged
Multiple Trauma
Pain Measurement
Prospective Studies
Quality of Life
Risk Assessment
Sex Distribution
Time Factors
Young Adult
