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Repetitive bleeding attacks may cause joint pain and arthropathy in patients with hemophilia (PWH). Despite being a common symptom, pain is not a well-studied topic in this disease. The aim of this cross-sectional, observational study was to assess the frequency and intensity of pain and analyze the success rates ofpain treatment methods. Adult hemophilia patients were included in the study. The Multidimensional Hemophilia Pain Questionnaire (MHPQ) was used to assess pain. In addition to the MHPQ, demographic data were collected. Fifty adult hemophilia patients were included in the study. Thirty-one (62%) of the patients reported pain due to hemophilia in the last year. Twenty-six of them (81.2%) reported pain during bleeding attacks. The most successful pain coping strategy was clotting factor replacement. None of the participants used opioids or adjuvant analgesics. None of them used a physical therapy modality or interventional pain therapy method. While 67.6% of the patients were very dissatisfied or dissatisfied with their global pain treatment, only 16.1% of the patients were satisfied or very satisfied. Patients with higher pain during bleeding episodes were more likely to c

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Author

Mustafa Kurçaloğlu; Memiş Hilmi Atay

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Published

2023

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)