Presence and predictors of persistent pain among persons who sustained an injury in a road traffic crash

• Published in: European journal of pain 2015-09, Vol.19 (8), p.1111-1118
• Main Authors: Gopinath, B., Jagnoor, J., Nicholas, M., Blyth, F., Harris, I.A., Casey, P., Cameron, I.D.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Accidents, Traffic; Adult; Aged; Catastrophization - psychology; Chronic Pain - etiology; Chronic Pain - psychology; Cohort Studies; Disability Evaluation; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Health Status; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Musculoskeletal Pain - etiology; Pain Measurement; Pain Perception; Prospective Studies; Socioeconomic Factors; Surveys and Questionnaires; Wounds and Injuries - complications
• ISSN: 1090-3801; 1532-2149
• DOI: 10.1002/ejp.634

Background There is a paucity of prospective studies with long follow‐up that have examined a wide range of correlates associated with persistent pain outcomes in persons who sustained a mild or moderate injury in a road traffic crash. This study aimed to establish the independent predictors of pain severity over 24 months. Methods A total of 364, 284 and 252 persons with mild/moderate musculoskeletal injuries sustained in a vehicle‐related crash participated in telephone interviews in the subacute phase, and at 12 and 24 months, respectively. The numeric rating scale (NRS) assessed pain severity. Pain‐Related Self‐Statements Scale‐Catastrophizing (PRSS‐Catastrophizing) and the Short Form Orebro Musculoskeletal Pain Screening Questionnaire (OMPSQ) were also administered. Results After multivariable adjustment, each 1 SD increase in Short Form‐12 Physical Component Score (SF‐12 PCS) in the subacute phase was associated with 0.73 (p = 0.002) and 1.11 (p