Health-Related Quality of Life and Psychological Features in Post-Stroke Patients with Chronic Pain: A Cross-Sectional Study in the Neuro-Rehabilitation Context of Care
Gandolfi, Marialuisa ; Donisi, Valeria ; Battista, Simone LU
; Picelli, Alessandro
; Valè, Nicola
; Del Piccolo, Lidia
and Smania, Nicola
(2021)
In International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
18(6).
- Abstract
- This study aims at exploring disability, health-related quality of life (HrQoL), psycholog- ical distress, and psychological features in post-stroke patients with chronic pain. An observational cross-sectional study involving 50 post-stroke patients (25 with chronic pain and 25 without pain) was conducted. The primary outcome was the self-reported level of disability and HrQoL which were both assessed through the Stroke Impact Scale 3.0. Both psychological distress and specific psychological features (i.e., self-efficacy, coping strategies, psychological flexibility, perceived social support) were examined. Post-stroke patients with chronic pain reported statistically significant higher levels of disability and worse HrQoL, higher... (More)
- This study aims at exploring disability, health-related quality of life (HrQoL), psycholog- ical distress, and psychological features in post-stroke patients with chronic pain. An observational cross-sectional study involving 50 post-stroke patients (25 with chronic pain and 25 without pain) was conducted. The primary outcome was the self-reported level of disability and HrQoL which were both assessed through the Stroke Impact Scale 3.0. Both psychological distress and specific psychological features (i.e., self-efficacy, coping strategies, psychological flexibility, perceived social support) were examined. Post-stroke patients with chronic pain reported statistically significant higher levels of disability and worse HrQoL, higher psychological distress and inflexibility, as well as a lower level of self-efficacy and problem-oriented coping strategies than patients without pain (p < 0.001). Finally, correlation analysis in the group of stroke survivors with pain showed that higher levels of disability were significantly related to higher psychological distress. This study con- firms the negative influence of chronic pain on disability and HrQoL in post-stroke patients and presents preliminary insights on the association between chronic pain, disability, HrQoL, psycho- social distress, and the patient’s approach in dealing with personal difficulties and emotions. These findings carry further implications for multidisciplinary management of post-stroke patients with chronic pain. (Less)
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- Gandolfi, Marialuisa
; Donisi, Valeria
; Battista, Simone
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; Picelli, Alessandro
; Valè, Nicola
; Del Piccolo, Lidia
and Smania, Nicola
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- Psychological distress, Coping strategies, Health-Related Quality of Life, Chronic pain, Post-stroke
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- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- volume
- 18
- issue
- 6
- article number
- 3089
- publisher
- MDPI AG
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- scopus:85102650415
- pmid:33802829
- ISSN
- 1660-4601
- DOI
- 10.3390/ijerph18063089
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- English
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abstract = {{This study aims at exploring disability, health-related quality of life (HrQoL), psycholog- ical distress, and psychological features in post-stroke patients with chronic pain. An observational cross-sectional study involving 50 post-stroke patients (25 with chronic pain and 25 without pain) was conducted. The primary outcome was the self-reported level of disability and HrQoL which were both assessed through the Stroke Impact Scale 3.0. Both psychological distress and specific psychological features (i.e., self-efficacy, coping strategies, psychological flexibility, perceived social support) were examined. Post-stroke patients with chronic pain reported statistically significant higher levels of disability and worse HrQoL, higher psychological distress and inflexibility, as well as a lower level of self-efficacy and problem-oriented coping strategies than patients without pain (p < 0.001). Finally, correlation analysis in the group of stroke survivors with pain showed that higher levels of disability were significantly related to higher psychological distress. This study con- firms the negative influence of chronic pain on disability and HrQoL in post-stroke patients and presents preliminary insights on the association between chronic pain, disability, HrQoL, psycho- social distress, and the patient’s approach in dealing with personal difficulties and emotions. These findings carry further implications for multidisciplinary management of post-stroke patients with chronic pain.}},
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