Pain and Clinical Presentation

A Cross-Sectional Study of Patients with New-Onset Chronic Pain in Long-Covid-19 Syndrome

Bibliographic Data

ID15470743
AuthorsAndrés Calvache‐Mateo (0000-0002-8909-2153, Universidad de Granada), Laura López‐lópez (0000-0002-3029-2003, Universidad de Granada, corresponding author), Javier Martín‐Núñez (0000-0003-2746-8415, Universidad de Granada), Alejandro Heredia‐Ciuró (0000-0003-2130-7901, Universidad de Granada), María Granados‐Santiago (0000-0002-3609-0509, Universidad de Granada), Araceli Ortíz‐Rubio (0000-0002-7353-835X, Universidad de Granada), Maríe Carmen Valenza (0000-0003-2368-1307, Universidad de Granada)
Year2023
Volume20
Issue5
Pages4049-4049
Publication date2023-02-24
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph20054049
PMID36901059
OpenAlexW4321789937
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited19

The aim of this study was to evaluate the characteristics of pain (i.e., pain intensity, pain interference, clinical presentation) in Long-COVID-19 patients and compare the location of pain between successfully recovered COVID-19 patients and healthy matched controls. A cross-sectional case-control study was carried out. Long-COVID-19 patients, age- and sex-matched patients with a history of COVID-19 who had successfully recovered, and healthy controls were included. Outcomes included were pain characteristics (Brief Pain Inventory and Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire) and clinical presentation (Widespread Pain Index and Euroqol-5 Dimensions 5 Levels Visual Analogue Scale). Sixty-nine patients with Long-COVID-19 syndrome, sixty-six successfully recovered COVID-19 patients, and sixty-seven healthy controls were evaluated. Patients with Long-COVID-19 syndrome showed greater pain intensity and interference. In addition, they showed worse quality of life and greater widespread pain, with the most frequent locations of pain being the neck, legs, and head. In conclusion, patients with Long-COVID-19 syndrome show a high prevalence of pain, characterized by widespread pain of moderate intensity and interference, with the most frequent locations being the neck, legs, and head, significantly affecting the quality of life of these patients

Alternative medicine · Chronic pain · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Cross-sectional study · Disease · McGill Pain Questionnaire · Neck pain · Pathology · Physical therapy · Presentation (obstetrics · Quality of life (healthcare · Severity of illness · Visual analogue scale · Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research · Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 · Medicine · Pain Mechanisms and Treatments · Internal Medicine · Surgery

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