ArticleSpinal cord2017
Prevalence and associated factors of pain in the Swiss spinal cord injury population.
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- Assessing the Feasibility of a Multimodal Approach to Pain Evaluation in Early Stages after Spinal Cord Injury.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
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- The presence of pain in community-dwelling South African manual wheelchair users with spinal cord injury.The South African journal of physiotherapy · 2022Article
- Determining the management of pain in people with spinal cord injury by physiotherapists in South Africa.The South African journal of physiotherapy · 2022Article
- Variability in clinical and neurophysiological evaluation of pain development following acute spinal cord injury: a case report.Spinal cord series and cases · 2021Article
- Considerations on the psychometric properties and validity of the Spinal Cord Injury Secondary Conditons Scale.Spinal cord · 2021Article
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Abstract
STUDY
designPopulation-based, cross-sectional.
objectivesTo determine pain prevalence and identify factors associated with chronic pain in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) living in Switzerland.
settingSwiss SCI Cohort Study (SwiSCI).
methodsPain characteristics were assessed using an adapted version of the International SCI Pain Basic Data Set, adding one item of the SCI Secondary Conditions Scale to address chronic pain. Pain prevalence was calculated using stratification over demographic, SCI-related and socioeconomic characteristics; odds ratios (adjusted for non-response) for determinants of severity of chronic pain were calculated using stereotype logistic regressions.
resultsPain (in the past week) was reported by 68.9% and chronic pain by 73.5% (significant 36.9%) of all participants (N=1549; 28% female). Most frequently reported pain type was musculoskeletal (71.1%). Back/spine was the most frequently reported pain location (54.6%). Contrasting the 'significant' to the 'none/mild' category of chronic pain, adjusted odds ratios were 1.54 (95% CI: 1.18-2.01; P<0.01) for women (vs men); 6.64 (95% CI: 3.37-11.67; P<0.001) for the oldest age group 61+ (vs youngest (16-30)); 3.41 (95% CI: 2.07-5.62; P<0.001) in individuals reporting severe financial hardship (vs no financial hardship). Individuals reporting specific SCI-related health conditions were 1.41-2.92 (P<0.05) times more likely to report chronic pain as 'significant' rather than 'none/mild' compared with those without the respective condition.
conclusionsPain is highly prevalent in individuals with SCI living in Switzerland. Considered at risk for chronic pain are women, older individuals and individuals with financial hardship and specific secondary health conditions. Longitudinal studies are necessary to identify predictors for the development of pain and its chronification.
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