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ArticleJournal of foot and ankle research2022

Pain catastrophising, body mass index and depressive symptoms are associated with pain severity in tertiary referral orthopaedic foot/ankle patients.

Matthew Holt, Caitlin L Swalwell, Gayle H Silveira, Vivienne Tippett, Tom P Walsh, Simon R Platt

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Article in Journal of foot and ankle research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Matthew HoltDepartment of Orthopaedics, Gold Coast University Hospital, Southport, Queensland, 4215, Australia.
Caitlin L SwalwellDepartment of Orthopaedics, Gold Coast University Hospital, Southport, Queensland, 4215, Australia.
Gayle H SilveiraDepartment of Orthopaedics & Trauma, Northern Adelaide Local Health Network, South Australia, 5112, Australia.
Vivienne TippettQueensland University of Technology (QUT), Faculty of Health, School of Clinical Sciences, Kelvin Grove, Queensland, 4059, Australia.
Tom P WalshDepartment of Orthopaedics, Gold Coast University Hospital, Southport, Queensland, 4215, Australia. t20.walsh@qut.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3925-2075
Simon R PlattDepartment of Orthopaedics, Gold Coast University Hospital, Southport, Queensland, 4215, Australia.
Queensland University of Technology · AUGriffith University · AUNorthern Sydney Local Health District · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionPatients with chronic foot/ankle pain are often referred for orthopaedic assessment. Psychological vulnerabilities influence pain states (including foot and ankle), therefore this study aimed to establish the prevalence and relative importance of compromised psychological health to perceived foot/ankle pain severity in people referred to an orthopaedic foot and ankle clinic with non-urgent presentations.

methodsPatients with triaged non-urgent foot/ankle referrals to the Department of Orthopaedics at Gold Coast University Hospital were recruited over a 12-month period and completed the Manchester-Oxford Foot and Ankle Questionnaire which was the primary measure. Participants also completed questionnaires assessing their anthropometric, demographic and health characteristics (Self-Administered Comorbidity Questionnaire) as well as measures of health-related quality of life (EuroQol-5-Dimensions-5-Level Questionnaire and EQ Visual Analogue Scale) and psychological health (Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression scale, Pain Catastrophizing Scale and Central Sensitization Inventory). Descriptive statistics were used to summarise participant characteristics and a hierarchical multiple linear regression was employed to establish the extent to which psychological variables explain additional variance in foot/ankle pain severity beyond the effects of participant characteristics (age, sex, body mass index (BMI)).

resultsOne hundred and seventy-two adults were recruited ((64.0% female), median (IQR) age 60.9 (17.7) years and BMI 27.6 (7.5) kg/m

conclusionsThis study demonstrated that specific psychological comorbidities and increased BMI are common in this cohort and that these factors are associated with the symptoms for which patients are seeking orthopaedic assessment. This knowledge should prompt clinicians to routinely consider the psychosocial components of patient presentations and develop non-operative and pre-operative treatment strategies which consider these factors with the goal of improving overall patient outcomes.

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Chronic PainOrthopedicsAdultAnkleBody Mass IndexDepressionFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPain MeasurementQuality of LifeReferral and ConsultationSurveys and QuestionnairesAnkleBody mass indexDepressionFootMental healthMusculoskeletal pain

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