Yellow flag on prognostic factors for non-specific chronic low back pain patients subjected to mini-invasive treatment : a cohort study

OBJECTIVES: Research was conducted to study the efficacy of analgesic infiltration treatment in a well-selected population of patients with non-specific drug-resistant chronic low back pain. It studied the pain on a numeric rating scale and the physical and mental condition of patients using a short-form health survey-36, before and six months after invasive pain treatment.

DESIGN: This is a prospective observational single center cohort study.

SETTING: The study took place in the Multimodal Pain Therapy Unit of the IRCCS Institute of Neurological Sciences in Bologna, Italy.

SUBJECTS: Four hundred and thirteen out of a total 538 patients admitted to the unit with non-specific drug-resistant chronic low back pain were enrolled in the study.

METHOD: Patients were enrolled with written consent between April 2017 and November 2018. The study assessed NRS, BDI and SF-36 scores before and six months after mini-invasive treatment.

RESULTS: There is an inverse correlation between Mental Component Scale (MCS) and Physical component scale as measured by SF-36. Older patients in a worse physical condition but with a more positive outlook on their quality of life were more likely to improve after invasive treatment (p < 0.001). The BDI scale is more effective in the diagnosis of depression than MCS.

CONCLUSIONS: The prognostic value of MCS given to the patient before mini-invasive treatment could lead physicians to adopt a multimodal approach that includes consideration of the psychological features of pain and possibly antidepressant therapy.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:29

Enthalten in:

European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society - 29(2020), 8 vom: 03. Aug., Seite 1879-1886

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zackova, Monica [VerfasserIn]
Aspide, Raffaele [VerfasserIn]
Braghittoni, Anita [VerfasserIn]
Zenesini, Corrado [VerfasserIn]
Palandri, Giorgio [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Chronic low back pain
Drug resistance
Health-related quality of life
Journal Article
Mental component scale
Observational Study
Pain management
Physical component scale
SF-36

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 23.06.2021

Date Revised 19.08.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s00586-020-06475-8

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM310749336