Persistent pain after wrist or hand fracture: Development and validation of a prognostic model

Background: Worldwide, the incidence of wrist fracture is increasing. There are currently no externally validated prognostic models to inform early decision making for these patients. Objectives: To develop and validate a prognostic model from a comprehensive range of candidate prognostic factors th...

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Main Authors: Harrington, Flavia, Cashin, A., Traeger, A., Hübscher, M., Lorimer Moseley, G., Parkitny, L., Mcauley, J.
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Language:English
Published: J O S P T 2019
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/75517
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author Harrington, Flavia
Cashin, A.
Traeger, A.
Hübscher, M.
Lorimer Moseley, G.
Parkitny, L.
Mcauley, J.
author_facet Harrington, Flavia
Cashin, A.
Traeger, A.
Hübscher, M.
Lorimer Moseley, G.
Parkitny, L.
Mcauley, J.
author_sort Harrington, Flavia
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description Background: Worldwide, the incidence of wrist fracture is increasing. There are currently no externally validated prognostic models to inform early decision making for these patients. Objectives: To develop and validate a prognostic model from a comprehensive range of candidate prognostic factors that can identify patients who are at risk of developing persistent pain following wrist or hand fracture. Methods: We developed and validated a prognostic model using secondary data derived from a prospective cohort study (n = 715), with recruitment sites in 3 metropolitan hospitals in Sydney, Australia. The primary outcome was persistent pain 4 months following the injury. The current study used a backward stepwise regression analysis to develop the model in 2 hospitals (n = 408) and externally validate it in a third hospital (n = 307). To determine the accuracy of the model, we assessed calibration and discrimination in accordance with the PROGnosis RESearch Strategy framework. Results: Complete data were available for 95% of the cohort. Of 14 candidate variables, the final model contained 2 prognostic factors: patient age and pain intensity reported at initial presentation. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve was 0.63 (95% confidence interval: 0.56, 0.69) in the development sample and 0.61 (95% confidence interval: 0.51, 0.70) in the validation sample. The model systematically overestimated risk (intercept, −1.13; slope, 0.73). Conclusion: We developed and externally validated a prognostic model to predict persistent pain 4 months after a wrist or hand fracture. Future studies are needed to assess whether the accuracy of this model can be improved by updating and validating it in local settings. Level of Evidence: Prognosis, level 1b.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-755172019-05-24T00:04:23Z Persistent pain after wrist or hand fracture: Development and validation of a prognostic model Harrington, Flavia Cashin, A. Traeger, A. Hübscher, M. Lorimer Moseley, G. Parkitny, L. Mcauley, J. Science & Technology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Orthopedics Rehabilitation Sport Sciences hand fracture persistent pain prognostic model rehabilitation wrist fracture BACK-PAIN DISTAL DISABILITY RECOVERY PATIENT PREDICTORS OUTCOMES SURGERY Background: Worldwide, the incidence of wrist fracture is increasing. There are currently no externally validated prognostic models to inform early decision making for these patients. Objectives: To develop and validate a prognostic model from a comprehensive range of candidate prognostic factors that can identify patients who are at risk of developing persistent pain following wrist or hand fracture. Methods: We developed and validated a prognostic model using secondary data derived from a prospective cohort study (n = 715), with recruitment sites in 3 metropolitan hospitals in Sydney, Australia. The primary outcome was persistent pain 4 months following the injury. The current study used a backward stepwise regression analysis to develop the model in 2 hospitals (n = 408) and externally validate it in a third hospital (n = 307). To determine the accuracy of the model, we assessed calibration and discrimination in accordance with the PROGnosis RESearch Strategy framework. Results: Complete data were available for 95% of the cohort. Of 14 candidate variables, the final model contained 2 prognostic factors: patient age and pain intensity reported at initial presentation. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve was 0.63 (95% confidence interval: 0.56, 0.69) in the development sample and 0.61 (95% confidence interval: 0.51, 0.70) in the validation sample. The model systematically overestimated risk (intercept, −1.13; slope, 0.73). Conclusion: We developed and externally validated a prognostic model to predict persistent pain 4 months after a wrist or hand fracture. Future studies are needed to assess whether the accuracy of this model can be improved by updating and validating it in local settings. Level of Evidence: Prognosis, level 1b. 2019 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/75517 10.2519/jospt.2019.8342 English J O S P T restricted
spellingShingle Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Orthopedics
Rehabilitation
Sport Sciences
hand fracture
persistent pain
prognostic model
rehabilitation
wrist fracture
BACK-PAIN
DISTAL
DISABILITY
RECOVERY
PATIENT
PREDICTORS
OUTCOMES
SURGERY
Harrington, Flavia
Cashin, A.
Traeger, A.
Hübscher, M.
Lorimer Moseley, G.
Parkitny, L.
Mcauley, J.
Persistent pain after wrist or hand fracture: Development and validation of a prognostic model
title Persistent pain after wrist or hand fracture: Development and validation of a prognostic model
title_full Persistent pain after wrist or hand fracture: Development and validation of a prognostic model
title_fullStr Persistent pain after wrist or hand fracture: Development and validation of a prognostic model
title_full_unstemmed Persistent pain after wrist or hand fracture: Development and validation of a prognostic model
title_short Persistent pain after wrist or hand fracture: Development and validation of a prognostic model
title_sort persistent pain after wrist or hand fracture: development and validation of a prognostic model
topic Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Orthopedics
Rehabilitation
Sport Sciences
hand fracture
persistent pain
prognostic model
rehabilitation
wrist fracture
BACK-PAIN
DISTAL
DISABILITY
RECOVERY
PATIENT
PREDICTORS
OUTCOMES
SURGERY
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/75517