The Influence of Expectancies on Pain and Function Over Time After Total Knee Arthroplasty.

Junie S CarriereMarc Olivier MartelMarco L Loggia Claudia M CampbellMichael T SmithJennifer A HaythornthwaiteRobert R Edwards

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

The results suggest that targeting high levels of catastrophizing and depressive symptoms could optimize short-term recovery after total knee arthroplasty. However, the results demonstrate that targeting presurgical negative expectancies could prevent prolonged recovery trajectories, characterized by pain and loss of function up to 1 year after total knee arthroplasty.

Keyphrases

pain management
chronic pain
depressive symptoms
cancer therapy
neuropathic pain
social support
drug delivery
sleep quality
spinal cord