Quality of Life and Anxiety in Patients with Acute and Chronic Pain.
- Author:
Kil Byung LIM
1
;
Hai Jin PARK
;
Seong Hyun KIM
;
Dug Young KIM
;
Seong Soo KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Ilsanpaik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Goyang 411-706, Korea. kimss2580@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Pain;
Quality of life;
Anxiety
- MeSH:
Acute Pain;
Anxiety;
Chronic Pain;
Humans;
Musculoskeletal Pain;
Pain Measurement;
Quality of Life
- From:Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
2010;34(6):752-757
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: To compare the factors such as quality of life (QOL), anxiety and pain intensity in patients with acute and chronic pain. METHOD: Twenty patients with acute (pain duration <2 months) and chronic (pain duration >3 months) musculoskeletal pain were recruited. Pain intensity was assessed using 3 measures: ratings of average pain on a visual analogue scale (VAS), ratings of average pain on the short form McGill pain questionnaire (SF-MPQ), and ratings of pain on the present pain intensity (PPI) verbal rating scale. Quality of life and anxiety were assessed using 2 measures: the SF-36 (medical outcomes study 36-item short-form health survey) and the STAI (state-trait anxiety inventory). RESULTS: The SF-36 scale was lower and state anxiety scale was higher in chronic pain group. The SF-36 and the state anxiety scale revealed significant difference between the acute and chronic groups (p<0.05), but there was no significant difference between the the groups regarding pain intensity and the trait anxiety scale. CONCLUSION: Patients with chronic pain showed low well-being status and increased anxiety level compared to acute pain patients. According to the above results, proper management of chronic pain might be helpful for enhancing their psychosocial function.
