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KMID : 1211620150100030247
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Journal of the Korean Society of Physical Medicine
2015 Volume.10 No. 3 p.247 ~ p.255
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Severity of Musculoskeletal Pain and Its Effect on Psychosocial Factors in Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
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:Kwon Chun-suk
:Kim Suhn-yeop
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Abstract
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PURPOSE: The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between psychosocial factors and the severity of musculoskeletal pain in veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
METHODS : A total of 60 subjects were recruited from among the veterans with musculoskeletal pain at D Veterans Hospital. PTSD was evaluated by using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition; severity of pain was measured by using the short-form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ); depression and anxiety were measured by using the Symptom Checklist- 90-Revision; and the quality of sleep was measured by using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. All data were analyzed using SPSS 18.0 software for Windows.
RESULTS : The averages cores of pain intensity (7.48± 1.67), SF-MPQ-sensory (13.84±7.52), SF-MPQ-affective (4.41±3.79), depression (19.30±11.37), anxiety (13.39±7.99), and quality of sleep (10.05±5.89) were obtained in veterans with PTSD. SF-MPQ-sensory measures sleep quality (r=0.346, p<0.01), SF-MPQ-affective measures depression (r=0.318, p<0.01) and anxiety (r=0.404, p<0.01), and these showed a statistically significant positive correlation in veterans with PTSD. Pain levels were observed to be higher in veterans with PTSD. Moreover, in these subjects, physical pain had a significant influence on the anxiety variable among the psychosocial factors.
CONCLUSION : These findings suggest that musculoskeletal pain provides meaningful information about depression, anxiety, and sleep disorder in veterans with PTSD. Our data suggest that musculoskeletal pain may need to be addressed as part of the health management process of veterans.
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KEYWORD
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Anxiety, Depression, Pain, Quality of sleep
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