Health-related quality of life (EQ-5D) early after injury predicts long-term pain after burn

Highlights • One-third of burn patients still reported pain 2–7 years after the injury. • Pain severity and interference with daily life were associated with significantly lower HRQoL. • HRQoL at 3 and 12 months and symptoms of PTSD at 12 months were independent factors in predicting chronic pain af...

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Published in:BURNS 2016-12, Vol.42 (8), p.1781-1788
Main Authors: Gauffin, Emelie, Öster, Caisa, Sjöberg, Folke, Gerdin, Bengt, Ekselius, Lisa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activities of Daily Living
Adult
Body Surface Area
Brief Pain Inventory-Short Form
Burns
Burns - epidemiology
Burns - physiopathology
Burns - psychology
Chronic Pain - epidemiology
Chronic Pain - psychology
Critical Care
Female
Health Status
Health-related quality of life
Humans
Length of Stay - statistics & numerical data
Logistic Models
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Middle Aged
Pain
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Quality of Life - psychology
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - epidemiology
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - psychology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Sweden - epidemiology
Trauma Severity Indices
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Summary:Highlights • One-third of burn patients still reported pain 2–7 years after the injury. • Pain severity and interference with daily life were associated with significantly lower HRQoL. • HRQoL at 3 and 12 months and symptoms of PTSD at 12 months were independent factors in predicting chronic pain after burn.
ISSN:0305-4179
1879-1409
1879-1409
DOI:10.1016/j.burns.2016.05.016