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ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health2024

Integrated Approach to Chronic Pain-The Role of Psychosocial Factors and Multidisciplinary Treatment: A Narrative Review.

Irena Kovačević, Jadranka Pavić, Biljana Filipović, Štefanija Ozimec Vulinec, Boris Ilić, Davorina Petek

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Review in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

41 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Pain Experiences in Adult Burn Survivors During Rehabilitation and Recovery: A Qualitative Systematic Review.Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Irena KovačevićDepartment of Nursing, University of Applied Health Sciences, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0001-5673-9515
Jadranka PavićDepartment of Nursing, University of Applied Health Sciences, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.ORCID 0009-0006-9952-6505
Biljana FilipovićDepartment of Nursing, University of Applied Health Sciences, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0001-9669-9829
Štefanija Ozimec VulinecDepartment of Nursing, University of Applied Health Sciences, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Boris IlićDepartment of Nursing, University of Applied Health Sciences, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0003-3990-5627
Davorina PetekDepartment of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Poljanski Nasip 58, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundChronic non-malignant pain represents a growing global public health priority. Chronic pain is multifactorial, with numerous biological, psychological, and social factors contributing to this pain syndrome. It affects not only the patients, impairing their quality of life, but also their family and social environment. Chronic pain is a diagnosis and requires effective and sustainable treatment strategies.

objectiveOur aim was to critically review the available evidence on the importance of different approaches in treating patients with chronic non-malignant pain, emphasizing the effectiveness of integrating psychological and social factors within a multidisciplinary framework.

methodsThis was a non-systematic narrative review of the basic and recent literature analyzing approaches to the treatment of chronic non-malignant pain. The inclusion criteria for the papers were chronic non-malignant pain, treatment approach, review, and original research papers published in English in the last five years (PubMed search), and the basic literature was selected from the references of new papers according to the knowledge and experience of the authors.

resultsThis literature review included 120 papers, of which 83 were basic, and 37 were new, published in the last 5 years (2018-2023). The results show that both the basic and newly published literature advocate for a biopsychosocial approach to treating chronic pain.

conclusionsNew findings, compared to the earlier literature, indicate a new classification of chronic pain into primary and secondary. Chronic pain should be approached with a biopsychosocial model within a multidisciplinary treatment framework. This model addresses the complex interplay of biological, psychological, and social factors, offering a holistic strategy for effective pain management.

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Chronic PainHumansPain ManagementQuality of Lifebiopsychosocial modelchronic non-malignant painmultidisciplinary approachnarrative reviewpsychological factorssocial factors

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PMID39338018
PMCPMC11431289

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