2023
Pain sensation and gut microbiota profiles in older adults with heart failure
Chen J, Wang Z, Starkweather A, Chen M, McCauley P, Miao H, Ahn H, Cong X. Pain sensation and gut microbiota profiles in older adults with heart failure. Interdisciplinary Nursing Research 2023, 2: 83-91. PMID: 37645375, PMCID: PMC10461724, DOI: 10.1097/nr9.0000000000000024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSelf-reported painPain sensationHeart failureHealthy controlsHF subjectsBiomarkers of painPain modulationSevere self-reported painStool samplesGut microbiota compositionQuantitative sensory testing profilesConditioned pain modulationQuantitative sensory testingPressure pain thresholdAssociated with painBrief Pain InventorySymptoms of HFImprove pain managementSubjects' mean ageNIH Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information SystemOlder adultsMicrobiota compositionGut microbiotaPatient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information SystemPain intensity
2022
Somatosensory Profiles Differentiate Pain and Psychophysiological Symptoms Among Young Adults With Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Chen J, Zhang Y, Barandouzi Z, Xu W, Feng B, Chon K, Santos M, Starkweather A, Cong X. Somatosensory Profiles Differentiate Pain and Psychophysiological Symptoms Among Young Adults With Irritable Bowel Syndrome. The Clinical Journal Of Pain 2022, 38: 492-501. PMID: 35686579, PMCID: PMC9205184, DOI: 10.1097/ajp.0000000000001046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIrritable bowel syndromeIrritable bowel syndrome patientsHealthy controlsPain intensityPain thresholdBowel syndromeIBS-related painSomatic pain perceptionQuantitative sensory testingIncreased pain thresholdYoung adultsRandomized clinical trialsSelf-management interventionsSomatosensory profilesDifferentiate painPain perceptionPsychophysiological symptomsFollow-upClinical trialsPainNormal thresholdsIncreased thresholdSensory thresholdsSevere symptomsPatients