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Personality traits predict residual pain after total hip and knee arthroplasty
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Aim of the study We assessed the role of personality traits, anxiety, and depression in residual pain among patients who underwent total hip (THA) and knee (TKA) arthroplasty. Method Eighty-three patients (40 THA and 43 TKA) were interviewed pre-operatively (t 0 ); five days (t 1 ) after surgery; and one (t 2 ), three (t 3 ), six (t 4 ), and 12 months (t 5 ) after surgery. Personality (TCI-R), pain (VAS), anxiety and depression (HADS), quality of life (SF-12), functionality (HHS/KSS), and disability (WOMAC) were evaluated. Results Pain reduction and functional improvement were reported at t 5 (both p 30 mm) was noted in 15% of the THA patients and 25% of the TKA patients, and it correlated with the SF-12 PCS (r 2 = - 0.412; p 2 = - 0.473; p 2 = 0.619; p = 2 = 0.559; p 2 = - 0.482; p 2 = 0.536; p 5 . High pre-operative harm avoidance, persistence, and anxiety scores were predictive of residual pain after both THA and TKA (p Discussion The proportion of patients complaining of residual pain in this study was similar to that in previous findings. Multiple predictors of residual pain after THA and TKA have been previously described, and several studies evaluated the influence of psychological factors on the outcome of joint arthroplasty; however, only four studies investigated the role of personality traits in the outcome of THA and TKA patients, and a unique study out of these investigations demonstrated the effect of personality on persisting pain. Conclusion The current study…
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The most consistent finding in this body of work is that neuroticism is associated with MSK health complaints, non-adherence to exercise programing, and other markers of poor psychosocial function in a rehab setting.
“The most consistent finding in this body of work is that neuroticism is associated with MSK health complaints, non-adherence to exercise programing, and other markers of poor psychosocial function in a rehab setting (Ibrahim et al., 2020;Mercurio et al., 2020;Talaei-Khoei et al., 2018;Vogel et al., 2019;Wright et al., 2014).”
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- Authors
- Mercurio, M., Gasparini, G., Carbone, E. A., Galasso, O., & Segura-Garcia, C.
- Affiliations
- Magna Graecia University (IT)
- Corresponding author
- Gasparini, Giorgio
- Venue
- International Orthopaedics
- Published
- 2020-04-03
- Volume
- 44
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- 1263-1270
- ISSN
- 0341-2695 (ISSN-L)
- 1432-5195
- OpenAlex
- W3015165344
- Cited by
- 38
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- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 8
- FWCI
- 5.71
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- International Orthopaedics (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine › Anesthesia and Pain Management
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation › Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Keywords
- residual pain, total hip arthroplasty, total knee arthroplasty, personality traits, harm avoidance, persistence, anxiety, depression, postoperative pain, quality of life, functional outcome, Temperament and Character Inventory-Revised, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, WOMAC, SF-12, Harris hip score, Knee Society Score, psychological factors
- MeSH terms
- Humans, Pain, Personality, Quality of Life, Treatment Outcome, Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip, Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
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