Assessment of Nociception and Pain in Participants in an Unresponsive or Minimally Conscious State After Acquired Brain Injury: The Relation Between the Coma Recovery Scale-Revised and the Nociception Coma Scale-Revised.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil
; 99(9): 1755-1762, 2018 09.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To investigate the relation between consciousness and nociceptive responsiveness (ie, Nociception Coma Scale-Revised [NCS-R]), to examine the suitability of the NCS-R for assessing nociception in participants with disorders of consciousness (DOC), and to replicate previous findings on psychometric properties of the scale.DESIGN:
Specialized DOC program.SETTING:
Specialized DOC program and university hospitals.PARTICIPANTS:
Participants (N=85) diagnosed with DOC.INTERVENTIONS:
Not applicable. MAIN OUTCOMEMEASURES:
We prospectively assessed consciousness with the Coma Recovery Scale-Revised (CRS-R). Responses during baseline, non-noxious, and noxious stimulations were scored with the NCS-R and CRS-R oromotor and motor subscales.RESULTS:
CRS-R total scores correlated with NCS-R total scores and subscores. CRS-R motor subscores correlated with NCS-R total scores and motor subscores, and CRS-R oromotor subscores correlated with NCS-R total scores as well as verbal and facial expression subscores. There was a difference between unresponsive wakefulness syndrome and minimally conscious state in the proportion of grimacing and/or crying participants during noxious conditions. We replicated previous findings on psychometric properties of the scale but found a different score as the best threshold for nociception.CONCLUSIONS:
We report a strong relation between the responsiveness to nociception and the level of consciousness. The NCS-R seems to be a valuable tool for assessing nociception in an efficient manner, but additional studies are needed to allow recommendations for clinical assessment of subjective pain experience.Palabras clave
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Asunto principal:
Dolor
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Dimensión del Dolor
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Lesiones Encefálicas
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Escala de Coma de Glasgow
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Estado Vegetativo Persistente
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Etiology_studies
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Guideline
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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En
Revista:
Arch Phys Med Rehabil
Año:
2018
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Article