Key result
Participation in a 3-week intensive interdisciplinary pain treatment program significantly improved performance and satisfaction scores in 111 adolescents and young adults with POTS.
Why the study?
POTS affects approximately 1% of adolescents, but little research has been done in this population.
Does a 3-week interdisciplinary intensive pain treatment program improve perceived progress and satisfaction in goals for adolescents and young adults with POTS?
Observational (n=111)
Does a 3-week interdisciplinary intensive pain treatment program improve perceived progress and satisfaction in goals for adolescents and young adults with POTS?
A 3-week interdisciplinary intensive pain treatment program significantly improves patient-reported performance and satisfaction in adolescents and young adults with POTS.
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) affects approximately 1% of adolescents, however, little research has been done in this area. This retrospective chart review describes the treatment goals and perceived progress as measured by the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) of 111 adolescents and young adults (AYAs) aged 12-22 (M = 15.8, SD = 1.8) diagnosed with POTS who were admitted to an interdisciplinary intensive pain treatment program (IIPT). This study also examined the change in progress and satisfaction in goals over a 3-week intensive pain treatment program, as well as the utility and validity of the COPM as an outcome measure for AYAs attending an IIPT. Results indicated adolescents and young adults endorsed treatment goals focused on self-care, school, and leisure and found that performance and satisfaction scores significantly improved from admission to discharge. The findings also suggest that the COPM is a useful and valid outcome measure for this population.
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Oetjen et al. (2022) conducted an observational in Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) (n=111). Intensive interdisciplinary pain treatment program (IIPT) was evaluated on Change in progress and satisfaction in goals as measured by the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM). Participation in a 3-week intensive interdisciplinary pain treatment program significantly improved performance and satisfaction scores in 111 adolescents and young adults with POTS.
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