Meaghan Ferguson1, Anton Svendrovski2, Joel Katz1. 1. Faculty of Health, Department of Psychology, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 2. UZIK Consulting Inc., Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Limb loss occurs for various reasons (trauma, infection, vascular diseases, tumors, congenital absence). Limb loss is known to result in several types of pain. Little is known about pain in residents with missing limbs admitted to complex chronic care (CCC) facilities. This study examined the presence of pain and its intensity in CCC residents with and without missing limbs. METHODS: The Continuing Care Reporting System was accessed for data from residents admitted to Ontario com\plex chronic care facilities assessed with the Resident Assessment Instrument Minimum Data Set, V2.0. Propensity score matching (1:1 ratio) was used to identify a control resident without missing limbs for each case. McNemar's test was used for dichotomous pain (Y/N) and Wilcoxon Signed Ranks test for ordinal pain (4-level and 7-level pain variables). Binary and multinomial logistic regression were used to quantify the relationship between missing limbs and reports of pain. RESULTS: Missing limbs were reported by 2961 residents (2.1%, original n=139,920) resulting in 2212 propensity matched pairs. A significantly higher proportion of missing limb cases had pain (80%) versus controls (70%), χ 2=64.43, p<0.001. Significantly higher pain levels were found in cases versus controls (z=8.47, p<0.001 for 4-level pain; z=8.57, p<0.001 for 7-level pain). Residents with missing limbs were 1.46 (95% CI: 1.26-1.70) times more likely to report pain than controls, p<0.001. CONCLUSION: The results point to the need to better manage pain in CCC residents with missing limbs.
PURPOSE: Limb loss occurs for various reasons (trauma, infection, vascular diseases, tumors, congenital absence). Limb loss is known to result in several types of pain. Little is known about pain in residents with missing limbs admitted to complex chronic care (CCC) facilities. This study examined the presence of pain and its intensity in CCC residents with and without missing limbs. METHODS: The Continuing Care Reporting System was accessed for data from residents admitted to Ontario com\plex chronic care facilities assessed with the Resident Assessment Instrument Minimum Data Set, V2.0. Propensity score matching (1:1 ratio) was used to identify a control resident without missing limbs for each case. McNemar's test was used for dichotomous pain (Y/N) and Wilcoxon Signed Ranks test for ordinal pain (4-level and 7-level pain variables). Binary and multinomial logistic regression were used to quantify the relationship between missing limbs and reports of pain. RESULTS: Missing limbs were reported by 2961 residents (2.1%, original n=139,920) resulting in 2212 propensity matched pairs. A significantly higher proportion of missing limb cases had pain (80%) versus controls (70%), χ 2=64.43, p<0.001. Significantly higher pain levels were found in cases versus controls (z=8.47, p<0.001 for 4-level pain; z=8.57, p<0.001 for 7-level pain). Residents with missing limbs were 1.46 (95% CI: 1.26-1.70) times more likely to report pain than controls, p<0.001. CONCLUSION: The results point to the need to better manage pain in CCC residents with missing limbs.
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