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Chronische Schmerzen im Seniorenalter vor dem Hintergrund der COVID-19-Pandemie
BACKGROUND: International studies have shown negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on mood and levels of distress. Correlations between the pandemic and higher levels of pain as well as greater pain-related disability have also been found; however, studies report ambiguous results about whether...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Springer Medizin
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9415256/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36028630 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00482-022-00663-9 |
Sumario: | BACKGROUND: International studies have shown negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on mood and levels of distress. Correlations between the pandemic and higher levels of pain as well as greater pain-related disability have also been found; however, studies report ambiguous results about whether elderly people cope differently with the pandemic and its effects. METHODS: The University Hospital of Würzburg offers multimodal pain therapy for older adults. The current study performed a retrospective analysis of routine data measured during an interdisciplinary multimodal assessment. We compared n = 75 patients taking part in the therapy during 2018 and 2019 to n = 42 patients assessed in 2020–2021. We measured pain, mental distress and physical functioning using the German Pain Questionnaire, clinical diagnosis, and geriatric tests of physical fitness. RESULTS: Both subgroups did not differ in demographic characteristics, neither did we find significant differences regarding pain intensity, pain-related disability, and mental health; however, patients before the pandemic reported a higher number of days on which they felt limited due to pain. In the physical performance test, we even found significantly better results during the COVID-19 pandemic. DISCUSSION: The current data do not support an aggravation of pain or mental and physical well-being. Possible explanations could be better resilience in elderly people due to their experience of life, financial security or less change in their daily life. |
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