TY - JOUR
T1 - Investigating Pain in Heart Failure Patients
T2 - Rationale and Design of the Pain Assessment, Incidence & Nature in Heart Failure (PAIN-HF) Study
AU - Goodlin, Sarah J.
AU - Wingate, Sue
AU - Pressler, Susan J.
AU - Teerlink, John R.
AU - Storey, C. Porter
N1 - Funding Information:
PAIN-HF is funded by The Mayday Fund, New York, NY.
Funding Information:
Funding for the PAIN-HF study was received from the Mayday Fund, New York, New York.
PY - 2008/5
Y1 - 2008/5
N2 - Background: Heart failure is a major cause of morbidity and mortality and is increasing in prevalence. Treatments for heart failure permit a growing number of persons to live with the illness for many years. The burden of symptoms in persons with advanced heart failure is high. Fatigue, limited exertion, dyspnea, and depression are commonly associated with heart failure, but pain is common as well. Methods and Results: Although it is known that underlying comorbidities modify the response to and experience of pain, the interaction between pain and the clinical syndrome of heart failure has not been studied to date. The Pain Assessment, Incidence & Nature in Heart Failure (PAIN-HF) study will evaluate pain in patients with advanced heart failure. Specifically, PAIN-HF will examine the anatomical location of pain, prevalence of pain, its association with aspects of patients' heart failure and comorbid conditions, and its relation to interventions and medications to treat pain. Conclusions: This study to identify the nature, incidence, and character of pain is an important step in relieving distress and discomfort in persons with heart failure.
AB - Background: Heart failure is a major cause of morbidity and mortality and is increasing in prevalence. Treatments for heart failure permit a growing number of persons to live with the illness for many years. The burden of symptoms in persons with advanced heart failure is high. Fatigue, limited exertion, dyspnea, and depression are commonly associated with heart failure, but pain is common as well. Methods and Results: Although it is known that underlying comorbidities modify the response to and experience of pain, the interaction between pain and the clinical syndrome of heart failure has not been studied to date. The Pain Assessment, Incidence & Nature in Heart Failure (PAIN-HF) study will evaluate pain in patients with advanced heart failure. Specifically, PAIN-HF will examine the anatomical location of pain, prevalence of pain, its association with aspects of patients' heart failure and comorbid conditions, and its relation to interventions and medications to treat pain. Conclusions: This study to identify the nature, incidence, and character of pain is an important step in relieving distress and discomfort in persons with heart failure.
KW - Heart failure
KW - advanced heart failure
KW - pain
KW - symptoms
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U2 - 10.1016/j.cardfail.2008.01.008
DO - 10.1016/j.cardfail.2008.01.008
M3 - Article
C2 - 18474339
AN - SCOPUS:43249129691
SN - 1071-9164
VL - 14
SP - 276
EP - 282
JO - Journal of Cardiac Failure
JF - Journal of Cardiac Failure
IS - 4
ER -