Pre-radiotherapy pain intensity and health-related quality of life in patients with bone metastases at various vertebral levels

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Devin Hindle ◽  
ZhiHui Amy Liu ◽  
Tara Rosewall
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Bone Metastases ◽  
Pain Intensity ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

scholarly journals Association between ongoing pain intensity, health-related quality of life, disability and quality of sleep in elderly people with total knee arthroplasty

2014 ◽  
Vol 19 (6) ◽  
pp. 1881-1888 ◽  
Author(s):  
María Dolores Herrero-Sánchez ◽  
María del Carmen García-Iñigo ◽  
Blanca Soledad Nuño-Beato-Redondo ◽  
César Fernández-de-las-Peñas ◽  
Francisco Alburquerque-Sendín
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Total Knee Arthroplasty ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Pain Intensity ◽  
Social Role ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Total Knee

The scope of this paper was to study the relationship between pain intensity, health-related quality of life, disability, sleep quality and demographic data in elderly people with total knee arthroplasty (TKA). 24 subjects who had been subjected to TKA the previous month (4 females; 66 ± 9years) and 21 comparable controls (8 male; 70 ± 9years) participated in the study. Intensity of pain, and highest and lowest pain intensity experienced in the preceding week were collected. The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities index function, quality of life (Medical Outcomes Study Short Form 36), and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index were assessed. Age, gender, weight, height, body mass index were also collected. Individuals with TKA presented worse physical function (P < 0.01), social role (P = 0.01), physical performance (P < 0.01), pain (P = 0.04), disability (P = 0.04) and sleep quality (P = 0.03) than the controls. Higher intensity of pain was associated with lower physical function, social role, mental health, vitality and general health, and with higher disability and sleep quality. Disability and sleep quality were negatively associated with several quality of life domains. The associations between the intensity of pain, disability, quality of life and sleep reveal the multidimensional experience of TKA.

Evaluation of health-related quality of life and its main influencing factors in a Polish population of patients with bone metastases

2016 ◽  
Vol 40 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 183-197
Author(s):  
Mirosława Püsküllüoğlu ◽  
Aneta L. Zygulska ◽  
Iwona M. Tomaszewska ◽  
Sebastian Ochenduszko ◽  
Kamil Konopka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Bone Metastases ◽  
Influencing Factors ◽  
Polish Population ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

scholarly journals Analyzing the situation of older family caregivers with a focus on health-related quality of life and pain: a cross-sectional cohort study

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cecilia Fagerström ◽  
Sölve Elmståhl ◽  
Lena Sandin Wranker
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Pain Intensity ◽  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Lower Pain ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Mental Hrqol

Abstract Background For a significant proportion of the older population, increasing age is associated with health problems and worsening health. Older family caregivers are largely responsible for care of next-of-kin living at home, which impacts their own physical and mental health both positively and negatively. However, evidence is insufficient regarding the health situation of older caregivers. The aim of this study was to investigate health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and pain, and their associations, among caregivers aged ≥60 years. Methods The participants (n = 3444) were recruited from the Swedish National Study on Aging and Care-Blekinge and Good Aging in Skåne during 2001–2004. Participants aged ≥60 years were selected randomly and underwent cognitive tests, with demographic information obtained through questionnaires. The response rate was 60%. A predefined research protocol was used. HRQoL was measured with the Short-Form Health Survey, dimension mental health. Logistic regression models were used to investigate the associations between HRQoL and pain as well as control factors. Results Family caregiving was reported by 395 (11.5%) of the participants, and 56.7% of the caregivers reported pain. Family caregivers reported lower pain intensity on the Visual Analogue Scale and were younger, on median, than non-caregivers. Irrespective of caregiver status, pain was associated with mental HRQoL. Concerns about personal health and financial status had the strongest associations with mental HRQOL in both groups, but the levels were higher among caregivers. Conclusion Pain was one factor associated with low HRQoL regardless of family caregiver status and remained important when controlling for factors related to advanced age. This finding remained among family caregivers, though they reported lower pain intensity. Factors other than pain were shown to be important to mental HRQoL and should also be taken into consideration when discussing actions for family caregivers to maintain and improve health and HRQoL. Trial registration number Not applicable.

scholarly journals The Pain Frequency-Severity-Duration Scale as a Measure of Pain: Preliminary Validation in a Pediatric Chronic Pain Sample

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine S. Salamon ◽  
W. Hobart Davies ◽  
Melissa R. Fuentes ◽  
Steven J. Weisman ◽  
Keri R. Hainsworth
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Pain Intensity ◽  
Functional Limitations ◽  
Pain Clinic ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Pain Frequency

Typically, pain is measured by intensity and sensory characteristics. Although intensity is one of the most common dimensions of pain assessment, it has been suggested that measuring pain intensity in isolation is only capturing part of the pain experience and may not lead to an accurate measurement of how pain impacts a child’s daily functioning. The current study aimed to develop a measure that would capture pain intensity along with frequency and duration in a clinical sample of youth diagnosed with chronic pain. The pain-frequency-severity-duration (PFSD) scale was developed and data were collected from a multidisciplinary pain clinic at a large, midwestern children’s hospital. Validated measures of functional limitations and health related quality of life were also collected. Significant correlations were found between the PFSD composite score, functional limitations, and health related quality of life. Future research should continue to evaluate this questionnaire utilizing other validated pain measures and other areas potentially impacted by chronic pain and with more diverse samples. This initial finding suggests that the PFSD is a convenient self-reported measure and is strongly related to health related quality of life and functional disability.

scholarly journals Pregabalin Beneficial Effects on Sleep Quality or Health-Related Quality of Life Are Poorly Correlated With Reduction on Pain Intensity After an 8-Week Treatment Course

2012 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Santiago Perez-Lloret ◽  
Gloria Meza Rojas ◽  
Maria Celia Menoni ◽  
Gabriela Ruiz ◽  
Carolina Velásquez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Pain Intensity ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

scholarly journals Finite Mixture Models Based on Pain Intensity, Functional Disability and Psychological Distress Composite Assessment Allow Identification of Two Distinct Classes of Persistent Spinal Pain Syndrome after Surgery Patients Related to Their Quality of Life

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (20) ◽  
pp. 4676
Author(s):  
Amine Ounajim ◽  
Maxime Billot ◽  
Pierre-Yves Louis ◽  
Yousri Slaoui ◽  
Denis Frasca ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Pain Intensity ◽  
Pain Perception ◽  
Functional Disability ◽  
Pain Syndrome ◽  
Spinal Pain ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Persistent Spinal Pain Syndrome Type 2 (PSPS-T2), (Failed Back Surgery Syndrome), dramatically impacts on patient quality of life, as evidenced by Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) assessment tools. However, the importance of functioning, pain perception and psychological status in HRQoL can substantially vary between subjects. Our goal was to extract patient profiles based on HRQoL dimensions in a sample of PSPS-T2 patients and to identify factors associated with these profiles. Two classes were clearly identified using a mixture of mixed effect models from a clinical data set of 200 patients enrolled in “PREDIBACK”, a multicenter observational prospective study including PSPS-T2 patients with one-year follow-up. We observed that HRQoL was more impacted by functional disability for first class patients (n = 136), and by pain perception for second class patients (n = 62). Males that perceive their work as physical were more impacted by disability than pain intensity. Lower education level, lack of adaptive coping strategies and higher pain intensity were significantly associated with HRQoL being more impacted by pain perception. The identification of such classes allows for a better understanding of HRQoL dimensions and opens the gate towards optimized health-related quality of life evaluation and personalized pain management.

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