Temporal Association of Pain Catastrophizing and Pain Severity Across the Perioperative Period: A Cross-Lagged Panel Analysis After Total Knee Arthroplasty.

Traci J SpeedChung Jung MunMichael T SmithHarpal S KhanujaRobert S SterlingJanelle E LetzenJennifer A HaythornthwaiteRobert R EdwardsClaudia M Campbell

Published in: Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) (2021)

We provide evidence that changes in pain catastrophizing from baseline to 6 weeks after TKA are associated with subsequent pain severity. Future studies are warranted to determine whether targeting pain catastrophizing during the perioperative period may improve clinical outcomes for individuals undergoing TKA.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
pain management
neuropathic pain
cardiac surgery
patients undergoing
drug delivery
spinal cord injury
acute kidney injury
postoperative pain
data analysis