Pain affects the quality of life of neuropathic patients

被引：31

作者：

Cocito, D.

Paolasso, I.

Pazzaglia, C.

Tavella, A.

Poglio, F.

Ciaramitaro, P.

Scarmozzino, A.

Cossa, E. M.

Bergamasco, B.

Padua, L.

机构：

[1] Univ Turin, Dipartimento Neurosci, UO Neurofisiol Clin, I-10126 Turin, Italy

[2] Univ Turin, Dipartimento Neurosci, SOC Neurol Indirizzo Riabiliaz Funzionale, I-10126 Turin, Italy

[3] Univ Cattolica, Dipartimento Neurosci, Rome, Italy

[4] IRCCS, Fdn S Maugeri, Div Riabilitaz Neuromotoria, Casa Cura Major Torino, Pavia, Italy

[5] Osped CTO, Div Neurochirurg, UO Neurofisiol Clin, I-10126 Turin, Italy

[6] IRCCS, Fdn Don C Gnocchi, Rome, Italy

[7] ASO San Giovanni Battista, Direz Sanitaria, Turin, Italy

来源：

NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES | 2006年 / 27卷 / 03期

关键词：

neuropathic pain; quality of life; polyneuropathy;

D O I：

10.1007/s10072-006-0660-5

中图分类号：

R74 [神经病学与精神病学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

The aim of this study was to verify the extent to which the presence of pain affects the quality of life (QoL) of neuropathic patients. The patients were selected in our Department of Peripheral Nervous System Diseases. We enrolled 120 consecutive patients with chronic polyneuropathy who had not received continuous pain therapy during the two months preceding study entry, and administered them the Total Neuropathy Score (TNS), the official Italian version of the SF-36 and the Italian Pain Questionnaire (QUID). Our main finding was that the QoL is affected not only by the presence of neuropathy, but also by the presence and intensity of pain: the physical aspect of the QoL correlated only weakly with the TNS, but pain was closely related to a worsening in this parameter; moreover, the mental domains of the SF-36 were only correlated with pain. Pain per se worsens the QoL of neuropathic patients, regardless of disease severity.

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页码：155 / 160

页数：6

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