Associations of Coexisting Pain and Fatigue Severity with Physical Performance and Quality of Life Among Middle-Aged and Older Individuals with Chronic Knee Pain: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial.

Published in: Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) (2022)

Coexisting moderate pain and moderate fatigue were related to worse physical performance and QOL. Fatigue contributed to lower levels of mental QOL. Clinical assessment of fatigue in addition to pain should be included as a standard examination for chronic knee pain.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
pain management
neuropathic pain
physical activity
mental health
sleep quality
total knee arthroplasty
spinal cord injury
postoperative pain
drug induced
anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction