Prevalence and characteristics of pain in patients with lower-extremity ulcers: A cross-sectional study
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Prevalence and characteristics of pain in patients with lower-extremity ulcers : A cross-sectional study. / Sabah, Lubna; Burian, Ewa Anna; Kirketerp-Møller, Klaus; Thomsen, Simon Francis; Moltke, Finn Borgbjerg.
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T1 - Prevalence and characteristics of pain in patients with lower-extremity ulcers
T2 - A cross-sectional study
AU - Sabah, Lubna
AU - Burian, Ewa Anna
AU - Kirketerp-Møller, Klaus
AU - Thomsen, Simon Francis
AU - Moltke, Finn Borgbjerg
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2024 The Authors. Wound Repair and Regeneration published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of The Wound Healing Society.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - The study aimed to investigate the prevalence and characteristics of pain in different ulcer types and to identify factors associated with pain experience in patients with lower-extremity ulcers. A cross-sectional single-centre study was performed, including 130 newly referred outpatients with lower-extremity ulcers. Pain intensity was measured with a visual analog scale (VAS) and pain characteristics with the short form mcgill pain questionnaire-2 (SF-MPQ-2). The mean pain intensity was 29.5 (SD 31.8) at rest and 35.5 (SD 34.1) during movement (0–100 VAS). 61.5% of the patients experienced pain (VAS > 0) at rest and 70.8% during movement. Moderate to severe pain at rest was seen in 39.2% and in 43.8% of patients during movement. The mean total score on SF-MPQ-2 (range 0–220) was 35.9 (SD 32.6). Most of the patients described pain as intermittent (mean 11.8 SD 13.9). Analgesics were prescribed for 78% of the patients. Ulcer type (i.e., arterial, immunological, pressure and venous) and age were associated with pain severity, and women had a significantly lower well-being score than men. Prevalence of pain in patients with lower-extremity ulcers was high across different ulcer aetiologies. Pain intensity and quality must be assessed to obtain adequate pain management.
AB - The study aimed to investigate the prevalence and characteristics of pain in different ulcer types and to identify factors associated with pain experience in patients with lower-extremity ulcers. A cross-sectional single-centre study was performed, including 130 newly referred outpatients with lower-extremity ulcers. Pain intensity was measured with a visual analog scale (VAS) and pain characteristics with the short form mcgill pain questionnaire-2 (SF-MPQ-2). The mean pain intensity was 29.5 (SD 31.8) at rest and 35.5 (SD 34.1) during movement (0–100 VAS). 61.5% of the patients experienced pain (VAS > 0) at rest and 70.8% during movement. Moderate to severe pain at rest was seen in 39.2% and in 43.8% of patients during movement. The mean total score on SF-MPQ-2 (range 0–220) was 35.9 (SD 32.6). Most of the patients described pain as intermittent (mean 11.8 SD 13.9). Analgesics were prescribed for 78% of the patients. Ulcer type (i.e., arterial, immunological, pressure and venous) and age were associated with pain severity, and women had a significantly lower well-being score than men. Prevalence of pain in patients with lower-extremity ulcers was high across different ulcer aetiologies. Pain intensity and quality must be assessed to obtain adequate pain management.
KW - analgesics
KW - lower-extremity ulcers
KW - pain
KW - questionnaire
U2 - 10.1111/wrr.13153
DO - 10.1111/wrr.13153
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 38263698
AN - SCOPUS:85183053675
VL - 32
SP - 105
EP - 191
JO - Wound Repair and Regeneration
JF - Wound Repair and Regeneration
SN - 1067-1927
IS - 2
ER -
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