Articles: chronic.
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Chronic pain and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms have been found to co-occur in adults; however, research has not examined this co-occurrence in adolescence, when pediatric chronic pain often first emerges. The aims of this study were to compare the frequency and intensity of PTSD symptoms and stressful life events in cohorts of youth with (n = 95) and without (n = 100) chronic pain and their parents and to determine the association between PTSD symptoms, health-related quality of life, and pain symptoms within the chronic pain sample. All participants completed questionnaire measures through an online survey. ⋯ Among the chronic pain cohort, higher levels of PTSD symptoms were predictive of worse health-related quality of life and were associated with higher pain intensity, unpleasantness, and interference. Results suggest that elevated PTSD symptoms are common and linked to reduced functioning among youth with chronic pain. Future research is needed to examine PTSD at the diagnostic level and the underlying mechanisms that may explain why this co-occurrence exists.
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The objectives of this study were to (1) determine the proportion of patients referred to a multidisciplinary pain treatment facility at risk of opioid abuse, (2) examine biopsychosocial factors associated with this risk, and (3) compare patient outcomes 6 months later across risk of opioid abuse and type of treatment (opioids vs. no opioids). ⋯ Almost 20% of patients had a moderate/severe risk of opioid abuse; whether these patients were taking opioids or not for their pain, they had worse outcomes at follow-up. These results point to the importance of assessing risk of opioid abuse in chronic pain patients and to consider how this risk may impact on their clinical evolution.
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Trop. Med. Int. Health · Oct 2016
Pain and alcohol consumption among older adults: findings from the World Health Organization Study on global AGEing and adult health, Wave 1.
To investigate cross-sectional associations between self-reported recent pain and alcohol use/abstinence, and previous-day pain and previous-week alcohol consumption in adults aged 50 + in six low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). ⋯ Overall, we found that, in this population of older adults in six LMICs, recent pain was associated with moderate use of alcohol, although there were differences between countries. The findings provide a platform for country-specific research to better understand bi-directional associations between pain and alcohol in older adults.