Pain following spinal cord injury: the impact on community reintegration
Pain following spinal cord injury: the impact on community reintegration
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DOI:
10.1038/sj.sc.3101702
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发表时间:
2005-05-01
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影响因子:
2.2
通讯作者:
Eng, JJ
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作者:
Donnelly, C;Eng, JJ
Study design: Prospective, correlational.Objectives: ( 1) Describe how pain changes over recovery from admission to spinal cord injury (SCI) rehabilitation, discharge and after 6 months of community living and ( 2) examine the relationship between pain and community integration at 6 months of community living.Setting: Tertiary rehabilitation centre, SCI unit, Vancouver, Canada.Methods: Subjects from 66 consecutive admissions to the SCI Program of a tertiary rehabilitation centre for the treatment of a traumatic SCI during the years 2000 - 2002 were followed using data from the National Rehabilitation Reporting System (NRS). Information was obtained from NRRS standardized assessments performed on admission, discharge and 6 months of community living. Early community living was defined as 6 months postdischarge. Community reintegration was assessed by the Reintegration to Normal Living Index (RNL). Pain presence, pain impact and pain intensity were assessed using single item Likhert-type scales.Results: In all, 86% of individuals with a SCI reported pain at 6 months postdischarge, with 27% of these individuals reporting pain that impacted on many or most activities. Pain impact and pain intensity were related to the community reintegration ( r = - 0.39 and - 0.55, P