A longitudinal assessment of posttraumatic stress symptoms and pain catastrophizing after injury.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose/objective

Identifying individuals with high levels of pain catastrophizing (PC) may inform early psychological interventions to prevent the transition from acute to chronic post-injury pain. We examined whether pre-and post-injury posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) predict post-injury PC among emergency department (ED) patients following acute motor vehicle crash (MVC).

Research method/design

This study represents secondary data analysis of a randomized clinical trial (NCT03247179) examining the efficacy of the PTSD Coach app on post-injury PTSS (PTSS_post). Among 63 injured ED patients (63% female; 57% non-White; average age = 37) with moderate pain (≥4 of 10), we assessed recall of pre-injury PTSS (PTSS_recall: stemming from preexisting exposu

SUBMITTER: Pacella-LaBarbara ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10542514 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature