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Lassen, Christoph L. ; Siam, Laila ; Degenhart, Astrid ; Klier, Tobias ; Bundscherer, Anika Christin ; Lindenberg, Nicole

Short-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with a chronic pain disorder

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Lassen, Christoph L. , Siam, Laila, Degenhart, Astrid, Klier, Tobias, Bundscherer, Anika Christin and Lindenberg, Nicole (2021) Short-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with a chronic pain disorder. Medicine 100 (10), e25153. (In Press)

DOI to cite this document: 10.5283/epub.44359


Abstract

The current Covid-19 pandemic has already had a definite impact on the daily life of many people worldwide. It has been proposed that people with preexisting medical conditions will be harder hit by the pandemic and the subsequent measures to contain the spread of the disease. In this questionnaire-based, observational study, we aimed to assess the impact of the pandemic on patients with a ...

The current Covid-19 pandemic has already had a definite impact on the daily life of many people worldwide. It has been proposed that people with preexisting medical conditions will be harder hit by the pandemic and the subsequent measures to contain the spread of the disease. In this questionnaire-based, observational study, we aimed to assess the impact of the pandemic on patients with a chronic pain disorder, who are treated at a tertiary multidisciplinary pain center. Participants rated the impact of the pandemic on their chronic pain disorder using a self-designed questionnaire. Also, participants filled out the regular follow-up questionnaire to assess a chronic pain disorder measuring among other parameters pain intensity, symptoms of depression, anxiety, stress, and pain-related quality of life. Of 136 eligible patients who presented to our pain center between May 5th and July 17th, 112 agreed to participate in the study (82.4%). Eighty two participants (73.2%) reported a deterioration of the pain disorder using the self-designed questionnaire. The more robust parameters of the regular follow-up questionnaire showed no relevant changes compared to data collected before the pandemic. We were not able to detect any demographic and medical parameters that were clinically relevantly associated with a higher impact of the pandemic. We conclude that a chronic pain disorder is a relatively stable disease that does not change significantly due to external factors, like the Covid-19 pandemic, even if the subjective impact is perceived to be high.



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Item typeArticle
Journal or Publication TitleMedicine
PublisherLippincott
Open Access TypeGold (with APC)
Place of PublicationPHILADELPHIA
Volume100
Number of Issue or Book Chapter10
Page Rangee25153
Date12 March 2021
Date of publication16 Mar 2021 15:06
InstitutionsMedicine > Lehrstuhl für Anästhesiologie
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10.1097/MD.0000000000025153DOI
KeywordsMENTAL-HEALTH; CARE; chronic pain; COVID-19; pandemics
Dewey Decimal Classification600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine
StatusIn Press
RefereedYes, this version has been refereed
Created at the University of RegensburgYes
URN of the UB Regensburgurn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-443597
Item ID44359

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