ArticleJournal of pain research2017
Assessment of chronic pain and access to pain therapy: a cross-sectional population-based study.
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- Raising Awareness on the Clinical and Social Relevance of Adequate Chronic Pain Care.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- Opioids in the Elderly Patients with Cognitive Impairment: A Narrative Review.Pain and therapy · 2022Review
- Development and Validation of the Italian "Brief Five-Item Chronic Pain Questionnaire" for Epidemiological Studies.Journal of pain research · 2022Article
- Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Tapentadol Versus Oxycodone/Naloxone in both Branded and Generic Formulations in Patients with Musculoskeletal Pain.Clinical drug investigation · 2021Article
- Lidocaine attenuates CFA-induced inflammatory pain in rats by regulating the MAPK/ERK/NF-κB signaling pathway.Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2021Article
- Pain reduction induced by tapentadol in patients with musculoskeletal chronic pain fosters better sleep quality.Drugs in context · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundChronic pain (CP) has been shown as an important public health problem, and several studies emphasize the need to strengthen the health care and social systems to reduce its marginalization. This study aimed to: evaluate the epidemiology of CP in the general population in an Italian area; and assess the awareness of a specific law, unanimously approved in Parliament, which provides citizens the right to access pain management (Italian Law 38/2010).
methodsA cross-sectional population-based study carried out during the spring of 2014 at Narni, Umbria, Italy. All the citizens residing in that area, aged >18, were enrolled in the study. Outcome measures were: prevalence of CP and therapies. The awareness of the Italian Law 38/2010 was also recorded.
resultsData of 1293 questionnaires were analyzed. The prevalence of CP was 28.4%. In 51.5% of cases, pain was severe, with higher prevalence in females (
conclusionCP, at least in the rural part of the community investigated in Italy, is not perceived as a chronic disease in its own right. A socio-cultural transformation in patients and in the health care system seems necessary.
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