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A 6 page paper that incorporates and introduction, problem statement, purpose of study, literature review, independent and dependent variables, hypothesis and implications for nursing. The paper identifies the two types of RSD, describes and explains what reflex sympathetic dystrophy is, its incidence, some of the causes and the effects and the correlation between chronic pain and depression. Statistical data included. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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pain after an injury" (Duffy, 1998; Parrillo, 2001). Causalgia was originally used as the label because patients complained of burning sensations (Duffy, 1998). There have been numerous changes in the
name of this condition since 1864 (Parrillo, 2001). In 1953, Bonica called the condition reflex sympathetic dystrophy and it has stuck although the condition still has a number of names
found in the literature, such as complex regional pain syndrome, the most common synonymous label (Parrillo, 2001). Patients have described the pain as "severe, burning, knifelike, piercing, stabbing, throbbing, tearing,
lacerating, and aching" (Duffy, 1998). The pain is unpredictable but using the injured part or environmental temperature changes have been linked to the onset and degree of pain (Duffy, 1998).
Emotions, such as stress, fear, excitement or anger, can activate pain (Duffy, 1998). But the pain can also come on with no precipitating conditions (Duffy, 1998). Jancin reported that "two-thirds
of patients with major depression seen in primary care settings report comorbid chronic pain" (2003, p. 16). The World Health Organization also found that individuals who suffered from chronic pain
were far more likely to experience depression than those who did not experience persistent pain (Medscape, 2002). Chronic pain has been correlated with "depression, sleep disturbance, fatigue, and decreased overall
physical and mental functioning" (Hearn, 2001). Problem Statement Reflex sympathetic dystrophy live with chronic pain. Chronic pain has been correlated with depression. If pain is controlled early
in this condition, will patients experience less depression. Purpose of Study The purpose of this study is to determine the correlation of chronic pain and depression in reflex sympathetic
dystrophy patients and to also determine if controlling the pain early in the diagnosis will result in a lower incidence of depression for these patients. The study will also draw
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