Aims. The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of depression and
Aims. Paediatric fractures are highly prevalent and are most often treated with plaster. The application and removal of plaster is often an anxiety-inducing experience for children. Decreasing the
Aims. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of depressive and
Aims. Psychological factors play a critical role in patient presentation, satisfaction, and outcomes. Pain catastrophizing,
Previous studies revealed the close relation of
Aims. Psychoeducative prehabilitation to optimize surgical outcomes is relatively novel in spinal fusion surgery and, like most rehabilitation treatments, they are rarely well specified. Spinal fusion patients experience
Abstract. Introduction.
Introduction. Patients undergoing TJA have higher rates of
The relationship between pain catastrophizing and emotional disorders including
The relationship between pain catastrophising and emotional disorders including
Chronic pain and psychosocial distress are generally thought to be associated in chronic musculoskeletal disorders such as non-specific neck pain. However, it is unclear whether a raised level of
Purpose of the study and background. Although pain is usually described as a private experience, how pain is understood and responded to by others is important. A crucial feature of this process is empathy. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between empathy for pain and observers' health
Approximately one-fifth of patients are not satisfied with total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Preoperative variables associated with poorer outcomes are severity and chronicity of pain and psychological disease, which may present as
Purpose and background. There is lacking evidence about the prognostic role of
Depression and
Aims: Traditionally in surgery, and this is especially true in orthopaedic foot surgery, is not paid much attention to patient’s emotions, not considering how specific personality traits could affect pre and post surgical management. Following the guidelines of WHO about the treatment of pain and in order to optimize the clinical management of patients who complain of painful foot disorders such as hallux valgus, we studied the relation between level of
We have had experience of an 18-month-old boy with a cardiomyopathy who died a few minutes after removal of his cast with a saw, apparently from a malignant cardiac arrhythmia triggered by
Study Design: To design and test a new questionnaire to assess depression and other mood states. Summary of Background Data: Measurement of depression and of other mood states in pain patients has been criticised in recent years on the grounds that most questionnaires were not developed in pain populations and suffer from criterion contamination by somatic items. In addition, there is no accepted measurement for positive emotions which are more than the absence of depression. Objective: To develop a reliable and brief tool to assess mood in pain patients. Method: Non-somatic items concerning depression,
i. Measurement of depression and of other mood states in pain patients has been criticised in recent years on the grounds that most questionnaires were not developed in pain populations and suffer from criterion contamination by somatic items. In addition, there is no accepted measurement for positive emotions which are more than the absence of depression. The aim of this study was to develop a reliable and brief tool to assess mood in pain patients. ii. Nonsomatic items concerning depression,
Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate whether distress alone or in combination with personality traits associates with low back pain (LBP) in adolescence. Materials and methods: Oulu Back Study (OBS) is a sub-cohort of the Northern Finland 1986 Birth Cohort. Data was collected at 16 and 18 years. The response rate was 69% (1987/2969). Incident cases reported LBP at 18 but not at 16, whereas persistent cases reported back pain at both time points. Distress (GHQ-12) and personality traits (hostility, optimism-pessimism, trait anxiety) were inquired at 18. Logistic regression analysis, stratified for gender, with adjustment for BMI, physical activity, smoking, parents’ socioeconomic status, sedentary hours, and sleep disturbances at 16 years was used. Additionally, the psychological determinants were mutually adjusted in the final analysis. Results: Distress was associated independently with incident LBP among boys (highest quartile vs. lowest: OR 2.47; 95% CI 1.17–5.21), whereas none of the psychological determinants were significant in incident pain among girls. Trait