Trajectories, Risk Factors, and Impact of Persistent Pain After Major Musculoskeletal Surgery in Adolescents: A Replication Study.

ABSTRACT: Studies have identified high rates of chronic postsurgical pain in adolescents. Characterizing patterns of pain in the transition from acute to chronic following major surgery may pinpoint critical periods of recovery. This observational study modelled pain trajectories over 1-year following surgery to attempt replication of prior work and evaluate baseline psychosocial factors and 12-month health outcomes. Adolescents 10 to 18 years completed electronic daily pain reporting for 7 days and self-reported health outcomes, at 5 assessment timepoints. Group-based trajectory modelling identified two trajectories with similar starting points in-hospital but distinct recovery courses at home. Pain declined steadily in one group across the study period ("Declining Pain"; estimated probability,18.9

SUBMITTER: Ellyson AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9232895 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature