Psychosocial characteristics of candidates for implantable pain devices: validation of an assessment model

To provide a detailed profile of Veteran and community patients with chronic pain who completed preprocedural psychological evaluations for implantable pain devices. A total of 157 candidates completed a preimplantable pain device evaluation between June 2018 and October 2019 with a pain psychologis...

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Published in:Pain management (London) 2021-03, Vol.11 (2), p.159-172
Main Authors: Gould, Hilary M, D’Eon, Maya S, Grinberg, Austin M, Chakravarthy, Krishnan V, Castellanos, Joel, Rutledge, Thomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
chronic pain
implantable therapies
pain psychology
psychological guidelines
psychometrics
psychosocial assessments
spinal cord stimulation
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Summary:To provide a detailed profile of Veteran and community patients with chronic pain who completed preprocedural psychological evaluations for implantable pain devices. A total of 157 candidates completed a preimplantable pain device evaluation between June 2018 and October 2019 with a pain psychologist that included a structured interview, elicitation of patient-centered goals for the implantable device, and psychometric testing. Candidates demonstrated moderate to high rates of sleep impairment (73%), depressive symptoms (62%), anxiety symptoms (61%), pain catastrophizing (37%), cognitive impairment screen (30%) and somatic symptoms (24%). Candidates for implantable pain devices report high rates of mood, sleep and cognitive impairment, reinforcing the value of preprocedural psychological evaluations.
ISSN:1758-1869
1758-1877
DOI:10.2217/pmt-2020-0025