Table 3.
Spatial extent of pain, trauma characteristics, and psychometric data for patient subgroupings. Reported pain locations not mutually exclusive—patients could report pain at more than one location.
Participants who reportedor met criteria for | N | Number reportingpain at location | Trauma characteristics | Psychometric data |
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Pain at time of trauma | 124 | Head = 89 (72%) Torso = 73 (59%) Periphery/limb = 71 (57%) Genitals = 62 (50%) Heart = 28 (23%) |
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Pain upon remembering | 109 | Head = 62 (57%) Torso = 61 (56%) Periphery/limb = 36 (33%) Genitals = 38 (35%) Heart = 26 (24%) |
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Pain flashbacks | 82 | Head = 62 (76%) Torso = 52 (63%) Periphery/limb = 45 (55%) Genitals = 41 (50%) Heart = 16 (20%) |
Childhood trauma = 61 (74%) Sexual trauma = 49 (60%) Single-event trauma = 6 (7%) Multiple trauma = 76 (93%) |
PDS = 37.49 (SD = 7.36) HADS Anxiety = 15.33 (SD = 3.32) HADS Depression = 11.07 (SD = 4.14) |
No pain flashbacks | 84 | Head = 42 (50%) Torso = 31 (37%) Periphery/limb = 9 (11%) Genitals = 27 (32%) Heart = 17 (20%) |
Childhood trauma = 56 (67%) Sexual trauma = 55 (65%) Single-event trauma = 14 (17%) Multiple trauma = 70 (83%) |
PDS = 37.01 (SD = 8.29) HADS Anxiety = 15.55 (SD = 3.89) HADS Depression = 11.43 (SD = 4.77) |
PDS = Posttraumatic Diagnostic Scale; HADS = Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.