Title |
The individual and societal burden of chronic pain in Europe: the case for strategic prioritisation and action to improve knowledge and availability of appropriate care
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Published in |
BMC Public Health, December 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-13-1229 |
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Authors |
Harald Breivik, Elon Eisenberg, Tony O’Brien |
Abstract |
Chronic pain is common in Europe and elsewhere and its under treatment confers a substantial burden on individuals, employers, healthcare systems and society in general. Indeed, the personal and socioeconomic impact of chronic pain is as great as, or greater, than that of other established healthcare priorities. In light of review of recently published data confirming its clinical and socioeconomic impact, this paper argues that chronic pain should be ranked alongside other conditions of established priority in Europe. We outline strategies to help overcome barriers to effective pain care resulting in particular from deficiencies in education and access to interdisciplinary pain management services. We also address the confusion that exists between proper clinical and scientific uses of opioid medications and their potential for misuse and diversion, as reflected in international variations in the access to, and availability of, these agents. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Spain | 1 | 33% |
Unknown | 2 | 67% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 3 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United Kingdom | 3 | <1% |
Spain | 2 | <1% |
Canada | 1 | <1% |
Germany | 1 | <1% |
Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1 | <1% |
Jordan | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 767 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Master | 132 | 17% |
Student > Bachelor | 100 | 13% |
Researcher | 91 | 12% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 91 | 12% |
Other | 50 | 6% |
Other | 122 | 16% |
Unknown | 190 | 24% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Medicine and Dentistry | 153 | 20% |
Psychology | 92 | 12% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 71 | 9% |
Neuroscience | 49 | 6% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 33 | 4% |
Other | 146 | 19% |
Unknown | 232 | 30% |