Trajectories in the Course of Life Satisfaction After Spinal Cord Injury: Identification and Predictors

Leeuwen, Christel M. van; Post, Marcel W M; Hoekstra, Trynke; Woude, Lucas H V van der; Groot, Sonja de; Snoek, Govert J.; Mulder, Dineke G. A.; Lindeman, Eline

doi:10.1016/j.apmr.2010.10.011

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“…Managing pain in patients with SCI is critical since neuropathic pain has been identified as the primary factor for poor quality of life, leading to depression, loss of employment and reduced productivity [30][31][32]. The analgesic effect of M1 tDCS could be related to the mechanisms of chronic pain in patients with SCI, such as central sensitization and deficient inhibitory process, as observed in previous tDCS studies focusing on pain management [33][34][35].…”

Section: Tdcs To Prevent the Mechanisms Of Chronic Painmentioning

confidence: 84%

Delayed pain decrease following M1 tDCS in spinal cord injury: A randomized controlled clinical trial

Thibaut

Carvalho

Morse

et al. 2017

Neuroscience Letters

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Section: Tdcs To Prevent the Mechanisms Of Chronic Painmentioning

confidence: 84%

Delayed pain decrease following M1 tDCS in spinal cord injury: A randomized controlled clinical trial

Thibaut

Carvalho

Morse

et al. 2017

Neuroscience Letters

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“…51,86 Distinct trajectories in the course of life satisfaction have been identified using two simple life satisfaction questions, 13 suggesting the possibility of systematic screening on the risk of long-term adjustment problems. However, few other studies into life satisfaction in an in-patient setting have been performed to date, and this finding needs empirical confirmation.…”

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“…2,11 However, there are large individual differences, and a substantial group experiences persistent low SWB. 12,13 These differences are not well predicted by the severity of the SCI (level and completeness) and resulting impairments, such as loss of bladder control, spasticity and pain. 2,[13][14][15][16][17] Psychosocial factors must be taken into account to explain differences in SWB.…”

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Psychosocial issues in spinal cord injury: a review

2012

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Study design: Review. Objectives: To review literature on subjective well-being (SWB; mental health and life satisfaction) and on psychological and social support factors associated with these outcomes in people with spinal cord injury (SCI), in order to identify gaps in scientific knowledge and recommend research priorities. Setting: Non applicable. Methods: Narrative review of the SCI literature on life satisfaction and mental health (depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress syndrome) outcomes in people with SCI. Further, reviews were performed of the SCI literature on psychological and social support variables associated with SWB and on psychosocial interventions aimed to improve SWB. Results: People with SCI experience, on average, higher levels of distress and lower levels of life satisfaction compared with the general population. Individual differences, however, are large, and most people with SCI adapt well to their condition. A set of psychological and social support factors is strongly related to SWB. Intervention studies on cognitive behavioural therapy or coping effectiveness training to improve SWB show promising results, but suffer from methodological weaknesses (for example, lack of randomization and small sample size). Conclusion: There is a need for cohort studies with sufficient sample size, which include people early after onset of SCI in order to enhance our understanding of the course of mental health and well-being after SCI. Cohort studies could also identify which people are at risk for long-term impairment of SWB. Finally, intervention studies on psychosocial interventions are needed to identify which interventions may improve SWB of people with SCI.

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“…Yet most of the research to date on the effects of SCI-related pain on QoL have examined pain generally, without distinguishing between type. 10,[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]21 The few studies that distinguish between pain types have done so on somewhat of a de facto basis, for example, examining shoulder pain in manual wheelchair users 45,46 and therefore studying what was likely an above-level, nociceptive pain. In those studies, significant relationships were found between QoL and degree of nociceptive pain.…”

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“…20 In one of the most extensive studies to date on the matter, only pain severity and functional limitations were significant predictors of persistently low life satisfaction from rehabilitation to 5 years post SCI. 21 An important gap in the literature is that prior studies have not accounted for the influence of pain type on QoL following SCI. Most pain taxonomies broadly classify SCI-related pain into two types: nociceptive (musculoskeletal, visceral, other) and neuropathic, and indicate where, relative to the location of the injury, the particular type of pain is experienced.…”

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Changes in pain and quality of life in depressed individuals with spinal cord injury: does type of pain matter?

Richardson

Brooks

Richards

et al. 2016

The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

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Objective: To examine the association of neuropathic and nociceptive pain severity and interference with quality of life (QoL) in persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) who underwent a randomized controlled 12-week trial of an antidepressant to treat depression. A secondary objective was to assess the effect of changes in pain on mobility and physical independence. Design: Multivariable ANCOVA models controlling for relevant demographic covariates, treatment condition, and baseline pain and QoL were used. Setting: Six rehabilitation centers. Participants: Of the 133 persons who were randomized into the trial, 108 provided pain severity and interference ratings through follow-up. Interventions: Not applicable. Outcome Measures: The Satisfaction with Life Scale and the physical and mental component summary scores of the 12-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-12). Secondary outcome measures included the mobility and physical independence subscales of the Craig Handicap Assessment and Reporting Technique (CHART). Results: Broadly, few associations between pain and QoL were evident. Results revealed relationships between lower baseline nociceptive pain interference and higher satisfaction with life and mental health-related QoL at 12 weeks. Similarly, lower neuropathic pain interference was associated with change in physical independence, but unrelated to mobility. Conclusions: Pain interference over time may be differentially related to QoL outcomes based on the type of pain following SCI, but overall, there were no extensive relationships between pain and QoL in this sample of depressed persons with SCI.

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Trajectories in the Course of Life Satisfaction After Spinal Cord Injury: Identification and Predictors

Cited by 62 publications

References 32 publications

Delayed pain decrease following M1 tDCS in spinal cord injury: A randomized controlled clinical trial

Delayed pain decrease following M1 tDCS in spinal cord injury: A randomized controlled clinical trial

Psychosocial issues in spinal cord injury: a review

Changes in pain and quality of life in depressed individuals with spinal cord injury: does type of pain matter?

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