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Daily pain variations among patients with hand, hip, and knee osteoarthritis.

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Allen, KD; Coffman, CJ; Golightly, YM; Stechuchak, KM; Keefe, FJ
Published in: Osteoarthritis Cartilage
October 2009

OBJECTIVE: This study examined within-day osteoarthritis (OA)-related pain patterns and associated patient characteristics. METHODS: Participants with physician diagnoses and self-reported symptoms of hand (N=40), hip (N=32), and knee (N=85) OA recorded pain using a handheld computer on one weekday and one weekend day, with ratings beginning immediately after waking, then approximately every 2h following. Pain was rated on a sliding visual analog scale with hidden coding of 1-100. Multivariable linear mixed models examined associations of patient demographic characteristics, enrollment site (Durham VA Medical Center vs Duke University Medical Center), joint site, body mass index, and pain medication use with within-day pain range (maximum minus minimum pain rating) and area under the curve (AUC) of pain ratings, which incorporates the magnitude of all pain measurements. RESULTS: Pain patterns differed substantially across individuals. The sample means of the average, maximum, and minimum weekday pain scores were 35.3, 54.4, and 17.9, respectively. The mean pain range was 36.4, and the mean pain AUC was 564.3 (possible range: 16-1600). Pain scores were similar on weekends. In multivariable mixed models, both knee and hip OA were associated with a greater within-day pain range than hand OA. Only VA enrollment site was associated with a significantly greater pain AUC. CONCLUSION: There is substantial within-day range in OA-related pain. Both pain range and overall within-day magnitude vary according to patient characteristics. Patients' records of within-day pain patterns could be used in clinical encounters to tailor recommendations for the timing of medication use and behavioral strategies.

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Osteoarthritis Cartilage

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EISSN

1522-9653

Publication Date

October 2009

Volume

17

Issue

10

Start / End Page

1275 / 1282

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Pain Measurement
  • Pain
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Knee
  • Humans
  • Hip
  • Hand
 

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Allen, K. D., Coffman, C. J., Golightly, Y. M., Stechuchak, K. M., & Keefe, F. J. (2009). Daily pain variations among patients with hand, hip, and knee osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis Cartilage, 17(10), 1275–1282. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2009.03.021
Allen, K. D., C. J. Coffman, Y. M. Golightly, K. M. Stechuchak, and F. J. Keefe. “Daily pain variations among patients with hand, hip, and knee osteoarthritis.Osteoarthritis Cartilage 17, no. 10 (October 2009): 1275–82. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2009.03.021.
Allen KD, Coffman CJ, Golightly YM, Stechuchak KM, Keefe FJ. Daily pain variations among patients with hand, hip, and knee osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2009 Oct;17(10):1275–82.
Allen, K. D., et al. “Daily pain variations among patients with hand, hip, and knee osteoarthritis.Osteoarthritis Cartilage, vol. 17, no. 10, Oct. 2009, pp. 1275–82. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.joca.2009.03.021.
Allen KD, Coffman CJ, Golightly YM, Stechuchak KM, Keefe FJ. Daily pain variations among patients with hand, hip, and knee osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2009 Oct;17(10):1275–1282.
Journal cover image

Published In

Osteoarthritis Cartilage

DOI

EISSN

1522-9653

Publication Date

October 2009

Volume

17

Issue

10

Start / End Page

1275 / 1282

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Pain Measurement
  • Pain
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Knee
  • Humans
  • Hip
  • Hand