Quality of life in chronic pain treated through pulsed radiofrequency therapy
| Autor: | Maria Cristina De Cola, Francesco Corallo, Placido Bramanti, Daniela Floridia, Viviana Lo Buono, Francesco Cerra, Cecilia Cannistraci, Lilla Bonanno, Silvia Marino, Giuseppa Maresca, Simona De Salvo, Marcella Di Cara |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Psychometrics Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale Psychological intervention Anxiety 03 medical and health sciences radiofrequency 0302 clinical medicine Quality of life Rating scale Quality Improvement Study Ambulatory Care Humans Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Depression (differential diagnoses) Aged Pain Measurement Retrospective Studies Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Depression business.industry Chronic pain Retrospective cohort study General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Combined Modality Therapy Pulsed Radiofrequency Treatment Treatment Outcome quality of life 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Physical therapy Female Self Report Chronic Pain medicine.symptom business Research Article |
| Zdroj: | Medicine |
| ISSN: | 1536-5964 0025-7974 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/md.0000000000025920 |
| Popis: | Anxiety and depression are often symptoms present in people who suffer from chronic pain, compromising the quality of life of these individuals. The objective of this study was to assess whether a pulsed radiofrequency (PRF) treatment, in addition to psychological support intervention, can decrease chronic pain, thereby improving quality of life and restoring psychological well-being. Fifty outpatients with a diagnosis of chronic pain, without any benefit from traditional drug therapies, were selected to perform a PRF treatment in combination with a psychological intervention. They were evaluated before and after the intervention through the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale and the Beck Depression Inventory-II for anxiety and depression symptomatology, respectively, the Short Form Health Survey 36 (SF-36) was used to assess the subject's quality of life, and the Numerical Rating Scale was used for pain assessment. The Wilcoxon signed-rank test showed a significant difference in Beck Depression Inventory-II (P |
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