DH Major
Fear of movement and emotional distress as prognostic factors for disability in patients with shoulder pain: a prospective cohort study
Major, DH; Røe, Y; Småstuen, MC; Jæger, M; Grotle, M; Van Der Windt, D; Sandbakk, TB
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Abstract
Background: Shoulder pain is a prevalent and often long-lasting musculoskeletal disorder. The overall prognosis of shoulder pain is highly variable with 40-50% of patients reporting persistent pain 6-12 months after consulting a clinician. The evidence for psychological prognostic factors for patients with shoulder pain is inconsistent. Therefore, the objective of this study was to investigate the association between fear of movement and emotional distress at presentation and self-reported disability over one year of follow-up.
Methods: This is a prospective cohort study of consecutive patients referred to secondary outpatient care due to shoulder pain. Consenting patients underwent a physical examination and completed a comprehensive questionnaire at baseline, three months-, and one-year follow-up. Associations between baseline fear of movement (0-10) or emotional distress (1-4), respectively, and patient reported disability measured using Quick Disability of the Arm and Shoulder (QuickDASH, 0-100) over one year were analyzed with linear mixed-effects models (LMM) for repeated measures (baseline, 3 months and 1 year), adjusting for established prognostic factors.
Results: A total of 138 patients were recruited between March 2015 and January 2018, with response rates of 84.7% (n = 117) and 79.7% (n = 1 00) at three months and one year, respectively. Adjusted associations revealed that for every point increase in baseline fear of movement, the QuickDASH score increased (worsened) by 1.10 points (95% CI 0.2-2.0) over the follow-up year. For every point increase in baseline emotional distress, the QuickDASH score increased by 19.9 points (95% CI 13.9-25.9) from baseline over the follow-up year.
Conclusion: Higher fear of movement and emotional distress scores at baseline were significantly associated with higher disability over one year in patients with shoulder pain referred to secondary care. Our study indicates that these psychological factors affect prognosis and should be considered by clinicians and researchers working with ipatients with shoulder pain.
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Major, D., Røe, Y., Småstuen, M., Jæger, M., Grotle, M., Van Der Windt, D., & Sandbakk, T. (2022). Fear of movement and emotional distress as prognostic factors for disability in patients with shoulder pain: a prospective cohort study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 23, Article 183. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-022-05139-6
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Feb 21, 2022 |
Publication Date | Feb 26, 2022 |
Journal | BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders |
Print ISSN | 1471-2474 |
Publisher | BioMed Central |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 23 |
Article Number | 183 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-022-05139-6 |
Publisher URL | https://bmcmusculoskeletdisord.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12891-022-05139-6#article-info |
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