2018
Pain catastrophizing is associated with poorer health-related quality of life in pediatric patients with sickle cell disease
Bakshi N, Lukombo I, Belfer I, Krishnamurti L. Pain catastrophizing is associated with poorer health-related quality of life in pediatric patients with sickle cell disease. Journal Of Pain Research 2018, 11: 947-953. PMID: 29773954, PMCID: PMC5947835, DOI: 10.2147/jpr.s151198.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSickle cell diseasePoor health-related qualityHealth-related qualityHealth care utilizationPoor HRQOLPain intensityCare utilizationCell diseaseDepressive symptomsPrior health care utilizationPsychological factorsPain-related outcomesRace-matched controlsCross-sectional studyQuality of lifePaucity of dataSCD outcomesPain burdenPediatric patientsRed blood cellsPain interferenceMultisystem involvementPain phenotypingHRQoLPsychological covariates
2015
Impact of Psychological Covariates on Experimental Pain Sensitivity in Children and Adolescents with SCD
Bakshi N, Lukombo I, Belfer I, Krishnamurti L. Impact of Psychological Covariates on Experimental Pain Sensitivity in Children and Adolescents with SCD. Blood 2015, 126: 985. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v126.23.985.985.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Feasibility and Tolerability of Quantitative Sensory Testing in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease at the End of a Vasoocclusive Episode
Bakshi N, Lukombo I, Belfer I, Krishnamurti L. Feasibility and Tolerability of Quantitative Sensory Testing in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease at the End of a Vasoocclusive Episode. Blood 2014, 124: 3519. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v124.21.3519.3519.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVaso-occlusive episodesQuantitative sensory testingSickle cell diseaseSensory testingCell diseaseVasoocclusive episodesPain intensityAcute vaso-occlusive episodesQST proceduresMapi Research TrustPain Catastrophizing ScalePain Coping InventoryChildren's Somatization InventoryMedian ageChronic painPain interferencePain sensitivityPatient preferencesPain stimuliPain unpleasantnessCold painPROMIS measuresPatient's requestDepressive symptomsThermal pain