Survival with pain
An eight‐year follow‐up of war‐wounded refugees
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19502987 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ann‐Charlotte Hermansson (Linköping University Hospital), Mikael Thyberg (Linköping University), Toomas Timpka (0000-0001-6049-5402, Linköping University), Björn Gerdle (0000-0002-4316-1264, Linköping University) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 102-111 |
| Publication date | 2001-04-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Medicine Conflict & Survival (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1362-3699 • E-ISSN: 1743-9396 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13623690108409564 |
| PMID | 11471911 |
| OpenAlex | W2012666788 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 10 |
The aim of this study was to investigate the nature of chronic pain in male war-wounded refugees and to examine the relationship between chronic pain and psychiatric symptoms. A culturally heterogeneous group of 44 war-wounded refugees were investigated during hospitalization, shortly after arrival, and followed up after two years. This study is an additional follow-up after eight years. The data collection methods used were structured interviews and physical examination. The measures of outcome were: Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) grading of pain; clinical categorization of pain into nociceptive or neurogenic; Hopkins Symptom Check List (HSCL-25); Post Traumatic Symptom Scale (PTSS-10). Chronic pain was found in 32 (73%) out of 44 subjects. The pain was purely nociceptive and neurogenic in 53% and 25%, respectively. The frequency of psychiatric symptoms was significantly related to the mean intensity of pain. War-wounded refugees display psychiatric symptoms and chronic pain in a complex pattern. Further research is needed as a basis for pain rehabilitation programmes suitable for this group
Categorization · Chronic pain · Nociception · Pain catastrophizing · Physical therapy · Psychiatry · Refugee · Visual analogue scale · Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research · Psychology · Internal Medicine · Rehabilitation
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| Citations per year | 0.27 |
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| Citation span | 2015 - 2024 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |