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ArticlePain medicine (Malden, Mass.)2021

Differential Pain Presentations Observed across Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Trajectories after Combat Injury.

Nicholas A Giordano, Therese S Richmond, John T Farrar, Chester C 'Trip' Buckenmaier Iii, Rollin M Gallagher, Rosemary C Polomano

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Article in Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Nicholas A GiordanoEmory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Atlanta, Georgia.ORCID 0000-0003-0112-6214
Therese S RichmondUniversity of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
John T FarrarUniversity of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Chester C 'Trip' Buckenmaier IiiDefense and Veterans Center for Integrative Pain Management, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, Maryland.
Rollin M GallagherCenter for Health Equities Research and Promotion, Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Rosemary C PolomanoUniversity of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
University of Pennsylvania · USDefense & Veterans Center for Integrative Pain Management · USEmory University · USPhiladelphia VA Medical Center · US

Funding

The Effect of Regional Anesthesia on Health Outcomes after Combat InjuryF31NR017151 · NINR · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI GIORDANO, NICHOLAS A · 2017 to 2017
$41k
NINR NIH HHS F31 NR017151the National Institutes of Health 1F31NR017151-01A1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThis study evaluated the association between pain outcomes and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom trajectories after combat-related injury, while adjusting for receipt of regional anesthesia (RA) soon after injury.

methodsThe PTSD symptom trajectories of N = 288 combat-injured service members were examined from within a month of injury up to two-years after. Linear mixed-effects models evaluated the association between PTSD symptom trajectories and average pain and pain interference outcomes while adjusting for receipt of RA during combat casualty care.

resultsFour PTSD trajectories were characterized: resilient, recovering, worsening, and chronic. Differential pain presentations were associated with PTSD symptom trajectories, even after adjusting for receipt of RA. Compared to those with a resilient PTSD symptom trajectory, individuals presenting with chronic PTSD trajectories were estimated to experience average pain scores 2.61 points higher (95% CI: 1.71, 3.14). Participants presenting with worsening (β = 1.42; 95% CI: 0.77, 1.78) and recovering PTSD trajectories (β = 0.65; 95% CI: 0.09, 1.08) were estimated to experience higher average pain scores than participants with resilient PTSD trajectories. Significant differences in pain interference scores were observed across PTSD trajectories. Receiving RA was associated with improved pain up to two years after injury (β = -0.31; 95% CI: -0.90, -0.04), however no statistically significant association was detected between RA and PTSD trajectories.

conclusionsChronic and worsening PTSD trajectories were associated with greater pain intensity and interference following combat injury even when accounting for receipt of early RA for pain management. These findings underscore the need to jointly assess pain and PTSD symptoms across the trauma care continuum.

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Stress Disorders, Post-TraumaticHumansPainPain MeasurementInjuryPainPatient-Reported OutcomesPTSDRegional Anesthesia

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PMID34181003
PMCPMC8633788
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