%0 Journal Article %1 Schwartz1999 %A Schwartz, L. %A Engel, J. M. %A Jensen, M. P. %D 1999 %J Arch Phys Med Rehabil %K Activities of Daily Living; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Cerebral Palsy; Chronic Disease; Disabled Persons; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Pain; Pain Measurement; Quality Life; Questionnaires; Risk Factors; Severity Illness Index; Time Factors %N 10 %P 1243--1246 %T Pain in persons with cerebral palsy. %V 80 %X OBJECTIVE: To examine the nature and scope of pain in persons with cerebral palsy (CP). DESIGN: Standardized interviews to assess demographics, pain experiences, and the impact of pain on activities. SUBJECTS: Ninety-three adults with CP recruited from medical clinics at the University of Washington and local residential and community housing for persons with developmental disabilities. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Weekly and 3-month pain intensities, chronic pain grade, interference in daily activities caused by pain, and pain-exacerbating and pain-relieving factors. RESULTS: Sixty-two subjects (67\%) reported one or more areas of pain of > or =3 months' duration. Lower extremity pain and back pain were the most common complaints. Fifty-six percent of the subjects reporting pain indicated it occurred daily. Mean average pain intensity, graded on a scale of 0 (no pain) to 10 (pain as bad as could be), was 3.16 (SD = 2.45) in the preceding week and 4.45 (SD = 2.34) in the previous 3 months. Approximately 53\% of subjects reporting pain indicated their average pain was of moderate to severe intensity (average pain rated as > or =5). Using Von Korff's Chronic Pain Grade classification system, the majority of subjects who reported pain fell into either grade I (low disability, low pain intensity; 51\%) or grade II (low disability, high pain intensity; 39\%). Subjects reported many factors that exacerbate pain (eg, stress or weather) or decrease it (eg, exercise or rest). CONCLUSIONS: The data suggest that pain is common in adults with CP. In many subjects, pain levels were moderate to intense.

@article{Schwartz1999, abstract = {OBJECTIVE: To examine the nature and scope of pain in persons with cerebral palsy (CP). DESIGN: Standardized interviews to assess demographics, pain experiences, and the impact of pain on activities. SUBJECTS: Ninety-three adults with CP recruited from medical clinics at the University of Washington and local residential and community housing for persons with developmental disabilities. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Weekly and 3-month pain intensities, chronic pain grade, interference in daily activities caused by pain, and pain-exacerbating and pain-relieving factors. RESULTS: Sixty-two subjects (67\%) reported one or more areas of pain of > or =3 months' duration. Lower extremity pain and back pain were the most common complaints. Fifty-six percent of the subjects reporting pain indicated it occurred daily. Mean average pain intensity, graded on a scale of 0 (no pain) to 10 (pain as bad as could be), was 3.16 (SD = 2.45) in the preceding week and 4.45 (SD = 2.34) in the previous 3 months. Approximately 53\% of subjects reporting pain indicated their average pain was of moderate to severe intensity (average pain rated as > or =5). Using Von Korff's Chronic Pain Grade classification system, the majority of subjects who reported pain fell into either grade I (low disability, low pain intensity; 51\%) or grade II (low disability, high pain intensity; 39\%). Subjects reported many factors that exacerbate pain (eg, stress or weather) or decrease it (eg, exercise or rest). CONCLUSIONS: The data suggest that pain is common in adults with CP. In many subjects, pain levels were moderate to intense.}, added-at = {2014-07-19T21:17:49.000+0200}, author = {Schwartz, L. and Engel, J. M. and Jensen, M. P.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2813a2cb549fa381429dfc2940c6462bb/ar0berts}, groups = {public}, interhash = {47a43375acd618edf71f84bcd095497b}, intrahash = {813a2cb549fa381429dfc2940c6462bb}, journal = {Arch Phys Med Rehabil}, keywords = {Activities of Daily Living; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Cerebral Palsy; Chronic Disease; Disabled Persons; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Pain; Pain Measurement; Quality Life; Questionnaires; Risk Factors; Severity Illness Index; Time Factors}, month = Oct, number = 10, pages = {1243--1246}, pii = {S0003-9993(99)90023-0}, pmid = {10527081}, timestamp = {2014-07-19T21:17:49.000+0200}, title = {Pain in persons with cerebral palsy.}, username = {ar0berts}, volume = 80, year = 1999 }