Multicenter survey of symptoms, work life, economic status, and quality of life of complex regional pain syndrome patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is an intractable pain disease with various symptoms. Here, we investigated the disease status, work life, sleep problems, medical insurance, economic status, psychological problems, and quality of life (QOL) of CRPS patients.

Methods

CRPS patients from 37 university hospitals in South Korea were surveyed. The survey questionnaire consisted of 24 questions on the following aspects of CRPS patients: sex, age, occupation, cause of injury, activities of daily living (ADL), pain severity, sleep disturbance, level of education, economic status, therapeutic effect, and suicidal ideation. Additionally, the abbreviated World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-BREF) questionnaire, consisting of 26 questions, was used to identi

SUBMITTER: Lee J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8255153 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature