Journal article
Pain sensitivity profiles in patients with advanced knee osteoarthritis
Pain (Amsterdam), Vol.157(9), pp.1988-1999
09/2016
DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000603
PMCID: PMC4988908
PMID: 27152688
Abstract
The development of patient profiles to subgroup individuals on a variety of variables has gained attention as a potential means to better inform clinical decision making. Patterns of pain sensitivity response specific to quantitative sensory testing (QST) modality have been demonstrated in healthy subjects. It has not been determined whether these patterns persist in a knee osteoarthritis population. In a sample of 218 participants, 19 QST measures along with pain, psychological factors, self-reported function, and quality of life were assessed before total knee arthroplasty. Component analysis was used to identify commonalities across the 19 QST assessments to produce standardized pain sensitivity factors. Cluster analysis then grouped individuals who exhibited similar patterns of standardized pain sensitivity component scores. The QST resulted in 4 pain sensitivity components: heat, punctate, temporal summation, and pressure. Cluster analysis resulted in 5 pain sensitivity profiles: a "low pressure pain" group, an "average pain" group, and 3 "high pain" sensitivity groups who were sensitive to different modalities (punctate, heat, and temporal summation). Pain and function differed between pain sensitivity profiles, along with sex distribution; however, no differences in osteoarthritis grade, medication use, or psychological traits were found. Residualizing QST data by age and sex resulted in similar components and pain sensitivity profiles. Furthermore, these profiles are surprisingly similar to those reported in healthy populations, which suggests that individual differences in pain sensitivity are a robust finding even in an older population with significant disease.
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- Title: Subtitle
- Pain sensitivity profiles in patients with advanced knee osteoarthritis
- Creators
- Laura A Frey-Law - aDepartment of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA bCollege of Nursing, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA cDepartment of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA dDepartment of Biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USANicole L BohrKathleen A SlukaKeela HerrCharles R ClarkNicolas O NoiseuxJohn J CallaghanM Bridget ZimmermanBarbara A Rakel
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Pain (Amsterdam), Vol.157(9), pp.1988-1999
- DOI
- 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000603
- PMID
- 27152688
- PMCID
- PMC4988908
- NLM abbreviation
- Pain
- ISSN
- 0304-3959
- eISSN
- 1872-6623
- Publisher
- United States
- Grant note
- R01 NR009844 / NINR NIH HHS
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 09/2016
- Academic Unit
- Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering; Nursing Administration and Gen; Iowa Neuroscience Institute; Biostatistics; Orthopedics and Rehabilitation; Nursing; Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science; Neuroscience and Pharmacology
- Record Identifier
- 9983997460002771
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