Association between widespread pain and associated symptoms in patients with cirrhosis.

Alexis Holman Neehar D ParikhZhe ZhaoSamantha Nikirk Daniel J Clauw David A Williams Elliot B Tapper

Published in: Hepatology communications (2023)

Pain and pain widespreadedness were associated with mood and cognitive disturbance, fatigue, sleep difficulty, and physical and social functioning. Patient-reported Outcomes, such as body maps, can be useful to phenotype patients for pain mechanisms.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
patient reported outcomes
pain management
neuropathic pain
sleep quality
mental health
end stage renal disease
physical activity
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
spinal cord injury
spinal cord
depressive symptoms
peritoneal dialysis
postoperative pain