Emotional distress was associated with persistent shoulder pain after physiotherapy: a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:There is a paucity of research on the association between psychological factors and persistent shoulder pain. The aim of this study was to investigate whether emotional distress was associated with pain intensity and self-reported disability after physiotherapy treatment in patients with shoulder pain. METHODS:Data from 145 patients treated at physiotherapy outpatient clinics aged ≥18 years with self-reported pain in the shoulder or arm, and movement activity problems related to the upper-extremity, were included. Outcome measures were pain intensity measured by Numeric Pain Rating Scale and disability measured by Patient Specific Functional Scale. Demographic and clinical characteristics, including emotional distress measured by Hopkins Symptom Checklist - 25, were obtained at

SUBMITTER: Smedbraten K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6106870 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature