Pain after a motor vehicle crash: The role of socio‐demographics, crash characteristics and peri‐traumatic stress symptoms

Author:

Beaudoin Francesca L.12,Kessler R. C.3,Hwang I.3,Lee S.3,Sampson N. A.3,An X.4,Ressler K. J.5,Koenen K. C.6,McLean S. A.47,

Affiliation:

1. Department of Emergency Medicine & Health Services, Policy, and Practice The Alpert Medical School of Brown University Providence RI USA

2. Rhode Island Hospital and The Miriam Hospital Providence RI USA

3. Department of Health Care Policy Harvard Medical School Boston MA USA

4. Department of Anesthesiology Institute for Trauma Recovery University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill NC USA

5. Department of Psychiatry Harvard Medical School and McLean Hospital Belmont MA USA

6. Department of Epidemiology Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Boston MA USA

7. Department of Emergency Medicine University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill NC USA

Abstract

AbstractBackgroundThe vast majority of individuals who come to the emergency department (ED) for care after a motor vehicle collision (MVC) are diagnosed with musculoskeletal strain only and are discharged to home. A significant subset of this population will still develop persistent pain and posttraumatic psychological sequelae may play an important role in pain persistence.MethodsWe conducted a multisite longitudinal cohort study of adverse post‐traumatic neuropsychiatric sequelae among patients seeking ED treatment in the aftermath of a traumatic life experience. We report on a sub‐group of patients (n = 666) presenting after an MVC, the most common type of trauma and we examine associations of socio‐demographic and MVC characteristics, and persistent pain 8 weeks after MVC. We also examine the degree to which these associations are related to peritraumatic psychological symptoms and 2‐week acute stress reactions using an applied approach.ResultsEight‐week prevalence of persistent moderate or severe pain was high (67.4%) and positively associated with patient sex (female), older age, low socioeconomic status (education and income) and pain severity in the ED. Peritraumatic stress symptoms (distress and dissociation) appear to exert some influence on both acute pain and the transition from acute to persistent pain.Discussion and ConclusionsThe early aftermath of an MVC may be an important time period for intervening to prevent and reduce persistent pain. Substantial variation in mediating pathways across predictors also suggests potential diverse and complex underlying biological and psychological pathogenic processes are at work in the early weeks following trauma.SignificanceThe first several days after trauma may dictate recovery trajectories. Persistent pain, pain lasting beyond the expected time of recovery, is associated with pain early in the recovery period, but also mediated through other pathways. Future work is needed to understand the complex neurobiological processes in involved in the development of persistent and acute post‐traumatic pain.

Funder

National Institute of Mental Health

MAYDAY Fund

Publisher

Wiley

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