Longitudinal changes in pain catastrophizing and multidimensional health outcomes after passive-recharge burst spinal cord stimulation: a cohort study with follow-up to two years
Johan Wänman, Jakob Östman, Pedram Tabatabaei · 2026
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Johan Wänman, Jakob Östman, and Pedram Tabatabaei follow pain catastrophizing after spinal cord stimulation for chronic pain. Catastrophizing is the tendency to magnify pain and feel helpless against it. The cohort held 58 implanted patients, with 38 having baseline scores on the Pain Catastrophizing Scale. Scores were tracked at 3, 6, 12, and 24 months, along with pain intensity and broad health outcomes.
Mean catastrophizing fell from 24 at baseline to 14.0 at two years, a large and lasting drop. Baseline scores did not predict later pain response or most other outcomes. The authors suggest catastrophizing may itself be an outcome worth tracking after stimulation.
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| CREATOR | Johan Wänman, Jakob Östman, Pedram Tabatabaei |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 30 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |