Dunne Harper, Frey-Law Laura A
Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA.
Pain Rep. 2024 Oct 25;9(6):e1193. doi: 10.1097/PR9.0000000000001193. eCollection 2024 Dec.
Chronic pain is a debilitating health problem affecting 20 million Americans annually. Most patients with chronic pain report negative impacts on daily function and quality of life, which can result in devastating emotional and financial stress. Although the causes of chronic pain remain elusive, there is increasing interest in sensitivity to everyday sensory stimuli as it relates to chronic pain, potentially serving as an indirect marker of altered central nervous system sensory processing. However, sensitivity to multiple sensory inputs, eg, bright lights, certain fabrics, loud noises, etc, is described using multiple terminologies. The lack of a common vocabulary makes it difficult to find and summarize related discoveries, potentially inhibiting scientific progress. Thus, the purpose of this scoping review was to identify and characterize the terminology used in publications assessing some form of multisensory sensitivity as it relates to pain (eg, a pain cohort or pain sensitivity). Our review of 6 databases (PubMed, Scopus, Embase, CINAHL, PsycINFO+, and Cochrane) comprehensively cataloged peer-reviewed studies published through March 2023 in this domain. Of 12,841 possible studies identified, 92 met all inclusion criteria, with over 80% being published in the last decade. A wide range of terminology has been used for this construct, likely in part a result of the many different professional disciplines represented. These results provide valuable insights for future development of a standardized vocabulary and serve as a resource to aid future investigators of multisensory sensitivity and pain in their study design.
慢性疼痛是一个使人衰弱的健康问题，每年影响2000万美国人。大多数慢性疼痛患者报告称，日常功能和生活质量受到负面影响，这可能导致毁灭性的情绪和经济压力。尽管慢性疼痛的病因仍然不明，但人们对日常感觉刺激的敏感性与慢性疼痛的关系越来越感兴趣，这可能是中枢神经系统感觉处理改变的一个间接标志。然而，对多种感觉输入（如强光、某些织物、噪音等）的敏感性是用多种术语来描述的。缺乏通用词汇使得难以找到并总结相关发现，可能会阻碍科学进步。因此，本范围综述的目的是识别和描述在评估与疼痛相关的某种形式的多感觉敏感性（如疼痛队列或疼痛敏感性）的出版物中使用的术语。我们对6个数据库（PubMed、Scopus、Embase、CINAHL、PsycINFO+和Cochrane）进行了检索，全面编目了截至2023年3月在该领域发表的同行评议研究。在识别出的12841项可能的研究中，92项符合所有纳入标准，其中80%以上是在过去十年发表的。对于这一概念使用了广泛的术语，这可能部分是由于所代表的许多不同专业学科造成的。这些结果为标准化词汇的未来发展提供了有价值的见解，并作为一种资源，帮助未来多感觉敏感性和疼痛的研究者进行研究设计。
