@misc{10481/82202,
year = {2023},
month = {5},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10481/82202},
abstract = {Background: Although pain is common in non-hospitalized post-COVID-19 syndrome, only a few studies
have provided information on the pain experience of these patients.
Aim: To identify the clinical and psychosocial profile associated with pain in non-hospitalized patients
with post-COVID-19 syndrome.
Method: In this study there were three groups: healthy control group, successfully recovered group, and
post-COVID syndrome group. Pain-related clinical profile and pain-related psychosocial variables were
collected. Pain-related clinical profile included: pain intensity and interference (Brief Pain Inventory),
central sensitization (Central Sensitization Scale), insomnia severity (Insomnia Severity Index), and pain
treatment. Pain-related psychosocial variables were: fear of movement and (re)injury (Tampa Scale for
Kinesiophobia), catastrophizing (Pain Catastrophizing Scale), depression, anxiety and stress (Depression,
Anxiety and Stress Scale), and fear-avoidance beliefs (Fear Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire).
Results: In all, 170 participants were included in the study (healthy control group n = 58, successfully
recovered group n = 57, and post-COVID syndrome group n = 55). Post-COVID syndrome group obtained
significantly worse punctuation in pain-related clinical profile and psychosocial variables than the other
two groups (p < .05).
Conclusions: In conclusion, patients with post-COVID-19 syndrome have experienced high pain intensity
and interference, central sensitization, increased insomnia severity, fear of movement, catastrophizing,
fear-avoidance beliefs, depression, anxiety, and stress},
title = {Post-COVID Patients With New-Onset Chronic Pain 2 Years After Infection: Cross-Sectional Study},
doi = {10.1016/j.pmn.2023.04.010},
author = {Calvache Mateo, Andrés and Navas-Otero, Alba and Heredia-Ciuró, Alejandro and Martín-Núñez, Javier and Torres Sánchez, Irene and López López, Laura and Valenza, Marie Carmen},
}