A registry-based observational cohort study examining patterns of pain and mental health symptoms and their impact on work or other activities after injury.

Melita J Giummarra Joanna F Dipnall Belinda Jane Gabbe

Published in: Rehabilitation psychology (2022)

Reduced pain and mental health symptoms and related impairments were primarily associated with nonmodifiable biological, social, or economic characteristics. People with persistent symptoms were often already living with social disadvantage preinjury, and may have benefited from risk screening and proactive interventions. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).

Keyphrases

mental health
chronic pain
mental illness
pain management
neuropathic pain
healthcare
sleep quality
emergency department
postoperative pain
drug induced
breast cancer risk