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Emotional and neurobehavioural status in chronic pain patients.

Abstract：

OBJECTIVE:To investigate the emotional and neurobehavioural status of patients suffering from chronic pain. METHODS:Fifteen male patients with chronic lower back pain and 15 healthy control subjects were studied for approximately six months. Pain was measured using a visual analogue scale. The WHO Neurobehavioral Core Test Battery (NCTB) was used to assess neurobehavioural effects of environmental and occupational exposures. RESULTS:Visual analogue scale results demonstrated a modest range of reported pain (mean [± SD] 62.0 ± 10.8) in chronic pain patients, whereas control subjects reported no measurable pain. With the NCTB, it was found that scores of negative mood state, including anger-hostility, depression-dejection, fatigue-inertia and tension-anxiety in pain patients were significantly higher than scores in the control subjects. By contrast, scores of positive mood state (vigour-activity) in chronic pain patients were lower than those in the control group. The NCTB scores of the Santa Ana Dexterity and Pursuit Aiming II tests in chronic lower back pain patients were lower than those of the control group. Scores for other NCTB subtests, including the Digit Span, Benton Visual Retention and Digit Symbol tests, were not significantly different compared with controls.

journal_name

Pain Res Manag

journal_title

Pain research & management

authors

Shuchang H,Mingwei H,Hongxiao J,Si W,Xing Y,Antonius D,Opler M

doi

10.1155/2011/825636

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2011-01-01 00:00:00

pages

41-3

issue

1

eissn

1203-6765

issn

1918-1523

journal_volume

16

pub_type

杂志文章

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