Anxious personality is a risk factor for developing complex regional pain syndrome type I.
The aim of this study was to investigate the role of psychological factors in the development of complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) type I following the fracture of the distal radius. Fifty patients (average age 57.70 ± 13.43 years) with a distal radius fracture were enrolled in the present study. All of the patients were treated by closed reduction and cast immobilization. The Toronto Alexithymia Scale-20, Anxiety Sensitivity Index, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, and Beck Depression Inventory were used to determine the patients' psychological features 2 days after the fracture. The patients were followed for 2 months after cast immobilization was completed using the International Association for the Study of Pain criteria to diagnose CRPS type I. CRPS type I developed in 13 (26%) patients of the 32 (34.4%) female patients and 18 (11.1%) male patients. The risk of CRPS type I was significantly increased in patients with high trait anxiety scores (P = 0.038). The results show that, after fracturing the distal radius, patients who have an anxious personality have a higher risk of developing CRPS type I. Following these patients closely for the development of CRPS type I may be advantageous for early preventative and therapeutic interventions.
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine, Inciralti, Izmir, Turkey. banudilek1979@gmail.com
Banu
B
Dilek
Beyazit
B
Yemez
Ramazan
R
Kizil
Esin
E
Kartal
Selmin
S
Gulbahar
Ozden
O
Sari
Elif
E
Akalin
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001007:Anxiety / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010551:Personality; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology; D012019:Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology
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