Pain MedicinePub Date : 2024-10-01DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnae048
Naz Y Alpdogan, Megan M Miller, Larbi Benallal, Marie-Pier Royer, Junie S Carrière
{"title":"Perceived injustice and pain-related outcomes in children with pain conditions: A systematic review.","authors":"Naz Y Alpdogan, Megan M Miller, Larbi Benallal, Marie-Pier Royer, Junie S Carrière","doi":"10.1093/pm/pnae048","DOIUrl":"10.1093/pm/pnae048","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Research indicates that perceived injustice significantly influences pain-related outcomes and is associated with delayed recovery in adults. This systematic review examines the relationship between perceived injustice and pain-related outcomes in children with pain conditions.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A search of published studies in English in PubMed, PsychInfo, and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews from database inception through December 2022 were performed. The search criteria focused on studies that measured perceived injustice and pain-related outcomes in children with pain conditions. Out of 56 articles screened, 8 met the inclusion criteria, providing data on 1240 children with pain conditions.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The average age of participants across all studies was 14.12 years (SD = 2.25), with 68.2% being female. There was strong evidence that higher perceived injustice is associated with worse pain intensity, functional disability, mental health outcomes, and emotional, social, and school functioning.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The results of this study underscore how perceptions of injustice are associated various pain-related outcomes across different domains of children's lives. The findings highlight the need for screening and treatments targeting injustice appraisals in pediatric populations with pain conditions. The discussion addresses possible determinants and mechanisms of perceived injustice, along with implications for research and clinical practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":19744,"journal":{"name":"Pain Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"637-646"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11447282/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141306532","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pain MedicinePub Date : 2024-10-01DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnae049
Szilard Laszlo Safran, David Follonier, Eric Weber, Petra Vayne-Bossert, Ulrike Ahrendts, Benno Rehberg-Klug
{"title":"Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric validation of the French version of the Defense and Veterans Pain Rating Scale for acute and chronic pain: a prospective clinical study.","authors":"Szilard Laszlo Safran, David Follonier, Eric Weber, Petra Vayne-Bossert, Ulrike Ahrendts, Benno Rehberg-Klug","doi":"10.1093/pm/pnae049","DOIUrl":"10.1093/pm/pnae049","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Pain assessment and proper evaluation of pain are prerequisites for treatment of acute and chronic pain. Until now, most evaluations have used only resting pain intensity and a unidimensional scale, although multidimensional pain assessment and especially assessment of functional pain impact on activities are recommended. The Defense and Veterans Pain Rating Scale (DVPRS) permits this multidimensional assessment, but no validated French translation exists.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To validate the French translation of the multidimensional DVPRS, called the Functional Pain Scale (FPS), in multiple settings of acute and chronic pain.</p><p><strong>Study design: </strong>Prospective observational study.</p><p><strong>Setting: </strong>Two large hospitals in the French-speaking region of Switzerland.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We recruited 232 patients from February 2022 to January 2023. Patients with acute or chronic pain in different settings received a paper questionnaire with both a numerical rating scale (NRS) and the FPS and a customized evaluation questionnaire. Correlation between the FPS and NRS, psychometric properties, and patient preferences were analyzed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Correlation between the FPS and NRS was high for the whole group of 232 patients, as well for all subgroups. The multi-item FPS scale showed excellent internal consistency. A large majority of patients, even those >75 years of age, preferred the FPS over the NRS and stated that the FPS was easy to use.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The study confirms that the French translation of the DVPRS (the FPS) is a valid measurement instrument for acute and chronic pain evaluation in a wide range of patient groups and is easy for patients to use.</p><p><strong>Trial registration: </strong>ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT05307380.</p>","PeriodicalId":19744,"journal":{"name":"Pain Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"630-636"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141317955","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pain MedicinePub Date : 2024-09-13DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnae098
Nu Chai, Nikhraj Brar, Po-Yi Su
{"title":"Case-Based Peer Teaching for Pain Medicine Fellows: A Curriculum for Diverse Residency Backgrounds","authors":"Nu Chai, Nikhraj Brar, Po-Yi Su","doi":"10.1093/pm/pnae098","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/pm/pnae098","url":null,"abstract":"INTRODUCTION Pain medicine is an advanced medical subspecialty incorporating trainees from diverse primary disciplines. A curriculum that does not assess or promote the trainees’ differential expertise developed from their primary specialties may silo instead of promoting collaborative learning in a multidisciplinary subspecialty. METHODS We created a Kern-guided curriculum for the pain medicine fellowship utilizing case-based modules and a novel note-taking and knowledge-sharing format. Nine faculty-led, case-based modules of increasing complexity were developed based on pain medicine competency content. Pain medicine fellows were instructed to actively designate prior and new knowledge into four categories: Prior knowledge that is accurate and relevant, inaccurate prior knowledge, new knowledge gained from peers, and new knowledge for all trainees. After each case study, each fellow acknowledged “new knowledge gained from peers” and prepared a brief teach-back of “new knowledge for all trainees” at the beginning of the next session. Fellow participants were assessed for their reactions to the curriculum via anonymized surveys. RESULTS The curriculum was implemented at a single institution pain medicine fellowship from 2021 to 2023. At the end of this curriculum, 90% of participants reported improved knowledge retention through participating in this case-based curriculum compared to the traditional didactic format, and 80% participants reported increased respect for their peers. DISCUSSION We created a novel note-taking and knowledge-sharing platform, anchored by a well-established case-based educational strategy, to improve the learning environment and knowledge retention for multidisciplinary trainees with heterogeneous baseline knowledge.","PeriodicalId":19744,"journal":{"name":"Pain Medicine","volume":"12 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142255991","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exploring new educational approaches in neuropathic pain: Assessing accuracy and consistency of AI responses from GPT-3.5 and GPT-4.","authors":"Alejandro García-Rudolph,David Sanchez-Pinsach,Eloy Opisso,Maria Soler","doi":"10.1093/pm/pnae094","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/pm/pnae094","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19744,"journal":{"name":"Pain Medicine","volume":"59 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142216134","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pain MedicinePub Date : 2024-09-01DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnae033
Levent Özçakar, Ahmad Jasem Abdulsalam, H Nursun Özcan
{"title":"Examination of a repaired medial meniscus: ultrasound's forte.","authors":"Levent Özçakar, Ahmad Jasem Abdulsalam, H Nursun Özcan","doi":"10.1093/pm/pnae033","DOIUrl":"10.1093/pm/pnae033","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19744,"journal":{"name":"Pain Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"577"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140852269","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pain MedicinePub Date : 2024-09-01DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnae034
Ana Patrícia Bastos Ferreira, Bruna Vidal Braz de Amorim, Patrícia Muniz Mendes Freire de Moura, Pedro Augusto Sampaio Rocha-Filho
{"title":"Assessment of chronic pain and its association with functional capacity in patients with HTLV-1.","authors":"Ana Patrícia Bastos Ferreira, Bruna Vidal Braz de Amorim, Patrícia Muniz Mendes Freire de Moura, Pedro Augusto Sampaio Rocha-Filho","doi":"10.1093/pm/pnae034","DOIUrl":"10.1093/pm/pnae034","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19744,"journal":{"name":"Pain Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"587-589"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140852268","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pain MedicinePub Date : 2024-09-01DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnae038
Jeongsoo Kim, Hangaram Kim, Jae Eun Kim, Yongjae Yoo, Jee Youn Moon
{"title":"Evaluation of thoracic sympathetic ganglion block as a predictor for response to ketamine infusion therapy and spinal cord stimulation in patients with chronic upper extremity pain.","authors":"Jeongsoo Kim, Hangaram Kim, Jae Eun Kim, Yongjae Yoo, Jee Youn Moon","doi":"10.1093/pm/pnae038","DOIUrl":"10.1093/pm/pnae038","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To investigate the predictive value of thoracic sympathetic ganglion block (TSGB) in response to ketamine infusion therapy (KIT) and spinal-cord stimulation (SCS) in patients with chronic upper-extremity pain including complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS).</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Retrospective.</p><p><strong>Setting: </strong>Tertiary hospital single-center.</p><p><strong>Subjects: </strong>Patients who underwent TSGB receiving KIT or SCS within a 3-year window.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Positive TSGB outcomes were defined as ≥2 0-10 Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) score reduction at 2 weeks post-procedure. Positive KIT and SCS outcomes were determined by ≥2 NRS score reduction at 2-4 weeks post-KIT and ≥4 NRS score reduction at 2-4 weeks post-SCS implantation, respectively.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among 207 patients who underwent TSGB, 38 received KIT and 34 underwent SCS implantation within 3 years post-TSGB; 33 patients receiving KIT and 32 patients receiving SCS were included. Among 33 patients who received KIT, 60.6% (n = 20) reported a ≥ 2 0-10 NRS pain-score reduction. Positive response to TSGB occurred in 70.0% (n = 14) KIT responders, significantly higher than that in 30.8% (n = 4) KIT non-responders. Multivariable analysis revealed a positive association between positive responses to TSGB and KIT (OR 7.004, 95% CI 1.26-39.02). Among 32 patients who underwent SCS implantation, 68.8% (n = 22) experienced short-term effectiveness. Positive response to TSGB was significantly higher in SCS responders (45.5%, n = 10) than in non-responders (0.0%). However, there were no associations between pain reduction post-TSGB and that post-KIT or post-SCS.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>A positive response to TSGB is a potential predictor for positive KIT and SCS outcomes among patients with chronic upper-extremity pain, including CRPS.</p>","PeriodicalId":19744,"journal":{"name":"Pain Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"553-562"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140898076","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pain MedicinePub Date : 2024-09-01DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnae042
Paul A Glare, Michael Nicholas
{"title":"Chronic pain in cancer survivors improved after learning pain self-management techniques in an Australian pain clinic.","authors":"Paul A Glare, Michael Nicholas","doi":"10.1093/pm/pnae042","DOIUrl":"10.1093/pm/pnae042","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19744,"journal":{"name":"Pain Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"578-580"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141076597","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pain MedicinePub Date : 2024-08-28DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnae086
Gabriella Kelly-Davies, Rollin M Gallagher, Daniel Carr
{"title":"'In Memoriam: Professor Michael J. Cousins.","authors":"Gabriella Kelly-Davies, Rollin M Gallagher, Daniel Carr","doi":"10.1093/pm/pnae086","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/pm/pnae086","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The field of pain medicine mourns the passing of Professor Michael J. Cousins, a towering figure who reshaped the landscape of pain management for anesthetists and pain specialists globally. Professor Cousins was not merely a luminary in the field; he was a visionary whose contributions have profoundly shaped the understanding and treatment of pain.</p>","PeriodicalId":19744,"journal":{"name":"Pain Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142086141","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}