Objective Evaluation of Chronic Low-Back Pain Using Serum Lipids: The Role of the Doctor-Patient Relationship
Statistical data show that pain intensity in patients with low back pain is associated with a higher BMI, total serum cholesterol, and triacylglycerol levels. The objective of our study was to evaluate how these associations are dependent on the nature of the patient-doctor relationship. Eighty-nine...
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| description | Statistical data show that pain intensity in patients with low back pain is associated with a higher BMI, total serum cholesterol, and triacylglycerol levels. The objective of our study was to evaluate how these associations are dependent on the nature of the patient-doctor relationship. Eighty-nine patients hospitalized with chronic low-back pain (50 women, 39 men; average age: 64.5 ± 12.7 years) were assessed over a 3-year period. A serum lipid analysis was conducted (LDL-C, HDL-C, and total cholesterols) at admission in parallel with a subjective evaluation of pain intensity, which was assessed using a numeric rating scale. The participating physician assigned, based on their personal interaction with the patient, an attribute of affinity (positive, neutral, and negative) towards them. Current serum lipid levels and pain intensity were correlated relative to these attributes. Pain intensity did not differ between the groups assigned positive or negative attributes of affinity. In patients belonging to the “positive” group, pain intensity correlated positively with total cholesterol (p=0.01) and LDL cholesterol (p=0.007). No correlations were found in the “negative” group or when the patient-doctor relationship was ignored. We found a significant association between subjectively assessed low back pain intensity and serum levels of total and LDL cholesterol in patients with whom the physician had a positive affinity. A positive affinity with the patients having chronic pain and the patient’s trust in their physicians may ultimately mean that the patient’s statement about pain is more credible, which may retroactively affect the outcome of therapy. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2c452f229bdb48a6bcbd4e096d5825042025-08-20T03:55:17ZengWileyPain Research and Management1918-15232023-01-01202310.1155/2023/9972093Objective Evaluation of Chronic Low-Back Pain Using Serum Lipids: The Role of the Doctor-Patient RelationshipTomáš Bruthans0Jana Vránová1Anna Yamamotová2Charles UniversityCharles UniversityCharles UniversityStatistical data show that pain intensity in patients with low back pain is associated with a higher BMI, total serum cholesterol, and triacylglycerol levels. The objective of our study was to evaluate how these associations are dependent on the nature of the patient-doctor relationship. Eighty-nine patients hospitalized with chronic low-back pain (50 women, 39 men; average age: 64.5 ± 12.7 years) were assessed over a 3-year period. A serum lipid analysis was conducted (LDL-C, HDL-C, and total cholesterols) at admission in parallel with a subjective evaluation of pain intensity, which was assessed using a numeric rating scale. The participating physician assigned, based on their personal interaction with the patient, an attribute of affinity (positive, neutral, and negative) towards them. Current serum lipid levels and pain intensity were correlated relative to these attributes. Pain intensity did not differ between the groups assigned positive or negative attributes of affinity. In patients belonging to the “positive” group, pain intensity correlated positively with total cholesterol (p=0.01) and LDL cholesterol (p=0.007). No correlations were found in the “negative” group or when the patient-doctor relationship was ignored. We found a significant association between subjectively assessed low back pain intensity and serum levels of total and LDL cholesterol in patients with whom the physician had a positive affinity. A positive affinity with the patients having chronic pain and the patient’s trust in their physicians may ultimately mean that the patient’s statement about pain is more credible, which may retroactively affect the outcome of therapy.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/9972093 |
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