TY - JOUR
T1 - Chronic pain at 4 months in hospitalized trauma patients
T2 - incidence and life interference.
AU - Trevino, Colleen M.
AU - Essig, Benjamin
AU - deRoon-Cassini, Terri
AU - Brasel, Karen
PY - 2012/7
Y1 - 2012/7
N2 - Many studies report on the incidence of chronic pain. However, deficiencies exist in prior research making it difficult to generalize results to trauma patients. This study evaluated the incidence of chronic pain in trauma patients at 4 months posttrauma and effect chronic pain has on life interference. The incidence of chronic pain was present in 79.2% of trauma patients 4 months posttrauma and a strong positive correlation (n = 80, r = 0.79, P < 0.001) existed between chronic pain severity and the effect on life interference. Chronic pain is prevalent and causes significant life interference in traumatically injured patients.
AB - Many studies report on the incidence of chronic pain. However, deficiencies exist in prior research making it difficult to generalize results to trauma patients. This study evaluated the incidence of chronic pain in trauma patients at 4 months posttrauma and effect chronic pain has on life interference. The incidence of chronic pain was present in 79.2% of trauma patients 4 months posttrauma and a strong positive correlation (n = 80, r = 0.79, P < 0.001) existed between chronic pain severity and the effect on life interference. Chronic pain is prevalent and causes significant life interference in traumatically injured patients.
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U2 - 10.1097/JTN.0b013e318261d304
DO - 10.1097/JTN.0b013e318261d304
M3 - Article
C2 - 22955711
AN - SCOPUS:84873144347
SN - 1078-7496
VL - 19
SP - 154
EP - 159
JO - Journal of trauma nursing : the official journal of the Society of Trauma Nurses
JF - Journal of trauma nursing : the official journal of the Society of Trauma Nurses
IS - 3
ER -