Ullrich P M, Jensen M P, Loeser J D, Cardenas D D
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Spinal Cord Injury Quality Enhancement Research Initiative, VA Puget Sound Healthcare System, Seattle, WA, USA.
Spinal Cord. 2008 Jun;46(6):451-5. doi: 10.1038/sc.2008.5. Epub 2008 Feb 19.
Postal survey.
To examine if the intensity of pain in persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) varied as a function of pain site, and to identify the patient and SCI characteristics associated with pain location, pain intensity and pain interference in a sample of persons with SCI.
Community sample, United States.
A postal survey including measures of pain intensity, pain interference, other pain, demographic and medical characteristics was completed by 238 adults with SCI.
Average pain intensity was moderate and pain was common across the body. Demographic and medical variables, including SCI level, were generally not associated with pain prevalence, intensity and interference. However, persons with higher level injuries were more likely to report upper extremity pain than persons with paraplegic injuries. The lower body was the location of the highest pain ratings.
Persons with SCI tend to experience high pain intensity over multiple body locations. Lower body pain was as common as upper extremity pain, but tended to be more intense.
邮寄问卷调查。
研究脊髓损伤（SCI）患者的疼痛强度是否随疼痛部位而变化，并确定与SCI患者样本中的疼痛位置、疼痛强度和疼痛干扰相关的患者及SCI特征。
美国社区样本。
238名成年SCI患者完成了一项邮寄问卷调查，其中包括疼痛强度、疼痛干扰、其他疼痛、人口统计学和医学特征的测量。
平均疼痛强度为中度，全身疼痛较为常见。包括SCI水平在内的人口统计学和医学变量通常与疼痛患病率、强度和干扰无关。然而，与截瘫损伤患者相比，高位损伤患者更有可能报告上肢疼痛。下半身是疼痛评分最高的部位。
SCI患者往往在多个身体部位经历高强度疼痛。下半身疼痛与上肢疼痛一样常见，但往往更强烈。
