Table 8.
Nervous system
| Article | Methods | Results |
|---|---|---|
| Siddall et al.70 Australia D & B = 18 N = 73 Longitudinal |
60 men and 13 women with SCI; mean age at baseline 40 (21–81 years); mean YPI at baseline < 6 months. Assessed the prevalence, onset, and severity of pain at < 1 YPI and at 5 YPI. Outcome measure: pain intensity via numeric scale; psychological distress; Von Korff chronic pain disability to assess pain interference on daily activities. |
Persons with neuropathic pain early following injury were likely to continue to experience ongoing and severe pain. |
| Putzke et al.96 USA D & B = 17 N = 270 Longitudinal |
210 men and 60 women with SCI; mean age at 1 YPI 36.8 ± 14.3 years. Examined factors that contribute to pain interference at 1 and 2 YPI. Outcome measure: short-form 12. |
Age effect for pain interference was detected (P < 0.001). Youngest group with SCI who reported no pain interference at both year 1 and year 2, and the oldest group being those reporting pain interference at both year 1 and year 2. |
| Rintala et al.97 USA D & B = 18 N = 96 Longitudinal |
69 men and 27 women with SCI; phase I: male mean age 40.5 ± 12.5 (23–70 years); mean YPI 11.1 ± 8.8; female mean age 37.0 ± 10.8 (21–61 years); mean YPI 10.4 ± 7.2 years). Assessed the consistency of pain at three (women) and four (men) measurement points across 10 years. Outcome measure: self-report pain characteristics. |
Of the 96 participants, approximately half the men and three-quarters of women reported consistent pain across all measurement points. |
| Jensen et al.69 USA D & B = 14 N = 147 Longitudinal |
110 men and 37 women with SCI; mean age at follow-up 48.8 ± 13.0 (21–88 years); mean YPI at follow-up 16.6 ± 10.4 (3.2–57.4 years). Examine the change in the prevalence and intensity of pain over time (range 2–6 years between assessments). Outcome measure: brief pain inventory interference scale; bodily pain scale; SF-36; mental health scale. |
Overall, the change or intensity in the prevalence of pain over time was not significant. |
Abbreviations: AB, able-bodied; D and B, Downs & Black Score; YPI, years post-injury.