Section of Rheumatology, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
Spenshult Research and Development Center, Halmstad, Sweden.
Clin Rheumatol. 2022 Apr;41(4):1023-1032. doi: 10.1007/s10067-021-05999-8. Epub 2021 Nov 23.
This study aims to investigate chronic widespread pain with the 1990 (CWP1990) and 2019 (CWP2019) definitions 6 years after the onset of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), in one patient cohort with tight controls and one conventional cohort, and factors associated with reporting CWP1990 and CWP2019, respectively.
A cohort of 80 RA patients with monthly visits to the physician the first 6 months was compared to a cohort of 101 patients from the same clinic with conventional follow-up. Both cohorts had early RA (< 13 months). The prevalence of CWP1990 and the more stringent CWP2019 were in a 6-year follow-up investigated with a questionnaire, including a pain mannequin and a fear-avoidance beliefs questionnaire.
In the tight control cohort, 10% reported CWP2019 after 6 years compared to 23% in the conventional cohort (p = 0.026). There was no difference when using the CWP1990 definition (27% vs 31%, p = 0.546). When adjusted for important baseline data, the odds ratio for having CWP2019 was 2.57 (95% CI 1.02-6.50), in the conventional group compared to the tight control group (p = 0.046). A high level of fear-avoidance behaviour towards physical activity was associated with CWP2019, OR 10.66 (95% CI 1.01-112.14), but not with CWP1990 in the tight control cohort.
A more stringent definition of CWP identifies patients with a more serious pain condition, which potentially could be prevented by an initial tight control management. Besides tight control, caregivers should pay attention to fear-avoidance behaviour and tailor treatment.
• CWP2019 is a more stringent definition of chronic widespread pain and identifies patients with a more serious pain condition. • Patients with a serious pain condition could be helped by frequent follow-ups. • This study suggests that a special attention of fear-avoidance behaviour towards physical activity in patients with RA is needed.
本研究旨在探讨类风湿关节炎(RA)发病 6 年后,使用 1990 年(CWP1990)和 2019 年(CWP2019)定义,在一个严格控制的患者队列和一个常规队列中,慢性广泛性疼痛的情况,以及与分别报告 CWP1990 和 CWP2019 相关的因素。
将每月到医生处就诊的 80 例 RA 患者队列与来自同一诊所的 101 例常规随访患者队列进行比较。两个队列的 RA 均处于早期(<13 个月)。使用问卷(包括疼痛模型和恐惧回避信念问卷)在 6 年随访中调查 CWP1990 和更严格的 CWP2019 的患病率。
在严格控制组中,6 年后有 10%的患者报告 CWP2019,而常规组中这一比例为 23%(p=0.026)。当使用 CWP1990 定义时,差异无统计学意义(27%比 31%,p=0.546)。当调整重要的基线数据后,与严格控制组相比,常规组发生 CWP2019 的比值比为 2.57(95%CI 1.02-6.50)(p=0.046)。对体力活动的高度恐惧回避行为与 CWP2019 相关,OR 为 10.66(95%CI 1.01-112.14),但在严格控制组中与 CWP1990 无关。
更严格的 CWP 定义可以识别出疼痛状况更严重的患者,通过初始严格控制管理可能预防这种情况。除了严格控制外,护理人员还应注意恐惧回避行为,并进行个体化治疗。
CWP2019 是慢性广泛性疼痛的更严格定义,可以识别出疼痛状况更严重的患者。
病情严重的患者可以通过频繁随访得到帮助。
本研究表明,RA 患者的体力活动恐惧回避行为需要特别关注。