Psychological, social and biological correlates of body perception disturbance in complex regional pain syndrome

Bibliographic Data

ID21628803
AuthorsH Schulte-Goecking (0000-0003-1410-0777, corresponding author), M Azqueta-Gavaldon, Monica Azqueta‐Gavaldon (0000-0002-7616-818X), Claudia Storz, Matthias Woiczinski (0000-0002-4123-8168), Peter Fraenkel (0000-0003-0159-6304, City College of New York), Johannes Leukert, S C Azad, Eduard Kraft (0000-0001-7996-7633)
Year2022
Volume41
Issue3
Pages1337-1347
Publication date2022-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCurrent Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1046-1310 • E-ISSN: 1936-4733
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1007/s12144-020-00635-1
OpenAlexW3007479715
LanguageEN
References cited72

Body Perception Disturbance (BPD) in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) still represents a poorly understood phenomenon. Research has shown that knowledge about changes in body perception can yield relevant information for understanding and treating the disease. This study addressed possible connections between BPD and psychological and social factors, pain intensity, and disease duration. Sixty patients with chronic CRPS Type I of the hand were recruited. Body Perception Disturbance was assessed using the Galer and Jensen Neurobehavioral Questionnaire (GJ) and the BATH CRPS Body Perception Disturbance Scale (BATH). Depression, anxiety, stress, childhood trauma and other life events were assessed using standardized and validated questionnaires. This study found that BPD in CRPS was significantly correlated with measures of depression, anxiety, current stress, quality of life, and pain intensity, but not with stress experienced in the twelve months preceding onset of illness, childhood trauma, or duration of illness. Future research needs to identify which patients are most likely to develop these psychological conditions of CRPS, so that early, preventive intervention is possible. This study establishes a relationship between depression, anxiety, current stress, quality of life, pain intensity, and BPD severity. It also supports literature suggesting that preexisting stress, childhood trauma, and disease duration have no influence on BPD. The findings suggest that there is a bidirectional influence between brain alterations, psychological symptoms, and illness severity

Anxiety · Complex regional pain syndrome · Disease · Perception · Physical therapy · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Clinical Psychology · Medicine · Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation · Pain Management and Treatment · Pain Mechanisms and Treatments · Psychology · Internal Medicine

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