Post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms and pain intensity in persons with spinal cord injury.

Heleen KuiperChristel C M van LeeuwenDavid J Kopsky Janneke M Stolwijk-Swüste Marcel W M Post

Published in: Spinal cord (2021)

No independent association between PTSD symptoms and pain intensity was shown when adjusted for anxiety and depression. Results of this study suggest the usefulness of screening for PTSD in persons with SCI (regardless of injury cause or type/level) who score high on symptoms of anxiety/depression.

Keyphrases

sleep quality
chronic pain
social support
pain management
neuropathic pain
depressive symptoms
high intensity
posttraumatic stress disorder
physical activity