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Relationship between Complex Regional Pain Syndrome and Working Life: A Korean Study

Complex regional pain syndrome affects the quality of life of the patient. The aim of this study was to investigate the epidemiological features of this syndrome and evaluate its effect on the patient's working life. We demonstrated that the disease has a male preponderance and is 3 times more...

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Autores principales: Kang, Joo Eun, Kim, Yong Chul, Lee, Sang Chul, Kim, Jae Hun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3410242/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22876061
http://dx.doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2012.27.8.929
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description Complex regional pain syndrome affects the quality of life of the patient. The aim of this study was to investigate the epidemiological features of this syndrome and evaluate its effect on the patient's working life. We demonstrated that the disease has a male preponderance and is 3 times more likely to affect the lower extremities. In this study, 11 participants (20%) retained their employment, whereas 44 (80%) became unemployed. Mean age and pain score were lower in the employment group than in the unemployment group (29.1 ± 16.8 yr vs 40.1 ± 12.6 yr, P = 0.021, and 4.5 ± 2.9 vs 7.0 ± 2.0, P = 0.002, respectively). Subjects diagnosed within 8 months (P = 0.044), those who had achieved higher levels of education (P = 0.028), and those working in white-collar jobs (P = 0.011) had higher employment-retention rates. Therefore, patients must manage their jobs (lower physical demand and decrease the number of working hours) if they are to improve their occupational life. To achieve satisfactory outcomes and a high employment-retention rate, clinicians must be aware of the importance of an early diagnosis (within 8 months), appropriate treatment, and a reduction in the patient's pain score.
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spelling pubmed-34102422012-08-08 Relationship between Complex Regional Pain Syndrome and Working Life: A Korean Study Kang, Joo Eun Kim, Yong Chul Lee, Sang Chul Kim, Jae Hun J Korean Med Sci Original Article Complex regional pain syndrome affects the quality of life of the patient. The aim of this study was to investigate the epidemiological features of this syndrome and evaluate its effect on the patient's working life. We demonstrated that the disease has a male preponderance and is 3 times more likely to affect the lower extremities. In this study, 11 participants (20%) retained their employment, whereas 44 (80%) became unemployed. Mean age and pain score were lower in the employment group than in the unemployment group (29.1 ± 16.8 yr vs 40.1 ± 12.6 yr, P = 0.021, and 4.5 ± 2.9 vs 7.0 ± 2.0, P = 0.002, respectively). Subjects diagnosed within 8 months (P = 0.044), those who had achieved higher levels of education (P = 0.028), and those working in white-collar jobs (P = 0.011) had higher employment-retention rates. Therefore, patients must manage their jobs (lower physical demand and decrease the number of working hours) if they are to improve their occupational life. To achieve satisfactory outcomes and a high employment-retention rate, clinicians must be aware of the importance of an early diagnosis (within 8 months), appropriate treatment, and a reduction in the patient's pain score. The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences 2012-08 2012-07-25 /pmc/articles/PMC3410242/ /pubmed/22876061 http://dx.doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2012.27.8.929 Text en © 2012 The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Relationship between Complex Regional Pain Syndrome and Working Life: A Korean Study
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title_full_unstemmed Relationship between Complex Regional Pain Syndrome and Working Life: A Korean Study
title_short Relationship between Complex Regional Pain Syndrome and Working Life: A Korean Study
title_sort relationship between complex regional pain syndrome and working life: a korean study
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3410242/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22876061
http://dx.doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2012.27.8.929
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