Health-Related Quality of Life Among Patients With Painful Chronic Ankle Instability

Kyle B. Kosik, Matthew C. Hoch, Stacey Slone, Katherine A. Bain, Phillip A. Gribble

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Abstract

More than half of individuals with chronic ankle instability (CAI) experience lingering pain from a previous injury. However, there is little empirical evidence investigating the role pain has on health-related quality of life (HRQL). The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to compare physical and psychological HRQL between CAI individuals with and without pain. Group comparisons demonstrated that CAI individuals with pain displayed a lower physical and mental HRQL than those without pain. In addition, CAI individuals with pain reported greater injury-related fear. These findings suggest that persistent pain compounds the negative effect that ankle joint instability has on physical and mental HRQL outcomes. Therefore, conservative therapies should consider multimodal approaches rather than focusing on joint stability alone.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)199-204
Number of pages6
JournalInternational Journal of Athletic Therapy and Training
Volume28
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2023

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Keywords

  • fear of reinjury
  • mental health
  • patient-reported outcomes
  • physical health
  • psychosocial

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
  • Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
  • Rehabilitation

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