Prevalence, severity and clinical correlates of pain in patients with Systemic Sclerosis

Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is a highly heterogeneous multi-system disease characterized by vasculopathy, immune system activation and fibrosis. Patients are classified into limited or diffuse SSc disease subsets according to the extent of skin involvement. This was the first study to use a la...

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Main Author: Schieir, Orit
Other Authors: Brett David Thombs (Supervisor2)
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Language:en
Published: McGill University 2009
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spelling ndltd-LACETR-oai-collectionscanada.gc.ca-QMM.666762014-02-13T03:55:01ZPrevalence, severity and clinical correlates of pain in patients with Systemic SclerosisSchieir, OritHealth Sciences - EpidemiologySystemic Sclerosis (SSc) is a highly heterogeneous multi-system disease characterized by vasculopathy, immune system activation and fibrosis. Patients are classified into limited or diffuse SSc disease subsets according to the extent of skin involvement. This was the first study to use a large multi-center convenience sample of SSc patients (N=585) to estimate prevalence, severity and associations between clinical variables and pain in SSc and, separately in limited and diffuse subsets. Results from the present study draw attention to the high prevalence of pain in SSc and associations between specific clinical variables and pain, including more frequent episodes of Raynaud's phenomenon, active ulcers, worse synovitis and gastrointestinal symptoms, which may represent potential clinical intervention targets. Subsetting by the extent of skin involvement was only minimally related to pain severity and did not affect associations with clinical variables. More attention to pain and how to best manage it is needed in SSc.La sclérose systémique (SSc) se caractérise par une vasculopathie, une dysfonction auto-immune, et une fibrose diffuse. Les personnes atteintes de SSc sont classifiées comme ayant la SSc limitée ou diffuse selon l'étendue de l'atteinte cutanée. Notre étude est la première grande recherche multicentrique d'un échantillon de convenance (N=585) à estimer la prévalence, la sévérité et les associations entre les manifestations cliniques de la SSc et la douleur. Les résultats démontrent que la prévalence de la douleur est élevée, et que certaines variables cliniques sont associées à celle-ci (syndrome de Raynaud, ulcérations actives, synovites et symptômes gastro-intestinaux) et pourraient donc représenter des cibles d'intervention. L'étendue de l'atteinte cutanée affecte très peu ou pas du tout la sévérité de la douleur et les associations observées avec les variables cliniques. Plus d'attention à la douleur et à des stratégies thérapeutiques qui pourraient diminuer son intensité est nécessaire pour les personnes atteintes de SSc.McGill UniversityBrett David Thombs (Supervisor2)James Anthony Hanley (Supervisor1)2009Electronic Thesis or Dissertationapplication/pdfenElectronically-submitted theses.All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated.Master of Science (Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics) http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=66676
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Prevalence, severity and clinical correlates of pain in patients with Systemic Sclerosis
description Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is a highly heterogeneous multi-system disease characterized by vasculopathy, immune system activation and fibrosis. Patients are classified into limited or diffuse SSc disease subsets according to the extent of skin involvement. This was the first study to use a large multi-center convenience sample of SSc patients (N=585) to estimate prevalence, severity and associations between clinical variables and pain in SSc and, separately in limited and diffuse subsets. Results from the present study draw attention to the high prevalence of pain in SSc and associations between specific clinical variables and pain, including more frequent episodes of Raynaud's phenomenon, active ulcers, worse synovitis and gastrointestinal symptoms, which may represent potential clinical intervention targets. Subsetting by the extent of skin involvement was only minimally related to pain severity and did not affect associations with clinical variables. More attention to pain and how to best manage it is needed in SSc. === La sclérose systémique (SSc) se caractérise par une vasculopathie, une dysfonction auto-immune, et une fibrose diffuse. Les personnes atteintes de SSc sont classifiées comme ayant la SSc limitée ou diffuse selon l'étendue de l'atteinte cutanée. Notre étude est la première grande recherche multicentrique d'un échantillon de convenance (N=585) à estimer la prévalence, la sévérité et les associations entre les manifestations cliniques de la SSc et la douleur. Les résultats démontrent que la prévalence de la douleur est élevée, et que certaines variables cliniques sont associées à celle-ci (syndrome de Raynaud, ulcérations actives, synovites et symptômes gastro-intestinaux) et pourraient donc représenter des cibles d'intervention. L'étendue de l'atteinte cutanée affecte très peu ou pas du tout la sévérité de la douleur et les associations observées avec les variables cliniques. Plus d'attention à la douleur et à des stratégies thérapeutiques qui pourraient diminuer son intensité est nécessaire pour les personnes atteintes de SSc.
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title Prevalence, severity and clinical correlates of pain in patients with Systemic Sclerosis
title_short Prevalence, severity and clinical correlates of pain in patients with Systemic Sclerosis
title_full Prevalence, severity and clinical correlates of pain in patients with Systemic Sclerosis
title_fullStr Prevalence, severity and clinical correlates of pain in patients with Systemic Sclerosis
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence, severity and clinical correlates of pain in patients with Systemic Sclerosis
title_sort prevalence, severity and clinical correlates of pain in patients with systemic sclerosis
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