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Quality of life and disability of chronic non-cancer pain in adults patients attending pain clinics: A prospective, multicenter, observational study

Maria Grazia De MarinisSerafino RicciFrancesca SperatiAlbina PaternianiL BertiniGiustino VarrassiPaolo DiamantiAusilia Maria Lucia PulimenoGaetana CognettiRoberto LatinaGianni Colini BaldeschiGiuseppe EspositoGennaro RoccoDiana Giannarelli

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Adultmedicine.medical_specialtybusiness.industryNon cancerMEDLINESettore MED/45 - Scienze Infermieristiche Generali Cliniche E PediatricheAnalgesics OpioidQuality of life (healthcare)Pain ClinicsnursingdisabilityQuality of LifePhysical therapyHumansPain ClinicsMedicineObservational studyProspective StudiesChronic PainbusinessGeneral Nursing

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What do we already know about this subject? • Chronic pain can have negative effects on quality of life. It is associated with a reduced ability to work, quality of life and disability, conditions that should be treated in specialized pain management clinics. In Italy very little information on clinical outcomes after chronic pain treatments is provided. What does our study add to the already existing information • This study is the first to provide clinical data about the impact of chronic pain in terms of quality of life and disability on patients who attended pain management clinics in Italy. • Chronic pain has a negative impact on quality of life and disability and causes presenteeism. • Statistical significant results in pain management do not often correspond to best results in clinical settings

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2020-07-14Applied Nursing Research
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apnr.2020.151332