• Thomsen Annemarie Bondegaard AB Multidisciplinary Pain Center, Danish National Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark. doctorthomsen@hotmail.com, Jan Sørensen, Per Sjøgren, and Jørgen Eriksen.
• Multidisciplinary Pain Center, Danish National Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark. doctorthomsen@hotmail.com
• Eur J Pain. 2002 Jan 1; 6 (5): 341-52.

UnlabelledA prospective cohort study on chronic non-malignant pain patients was performed to describe health consequences and changes in use of health care resources and social transfers following multidisciplinary pain treatment. Patients, referred to a Danish Multidisciplinary Pain Center (MPC), were evaluated during four periods: six months prior to referral, waiting list period, intervention, nine months follow-up.Outcome Measurespain intensity (VAS), The Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36), The Psychological General Well-Being Index (PGWB), The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HAD). Use of health care resources and social transfers were retrieved from public registers. Statistically significant improvements were obtained in pain intensity, SF-36 bodily pain, PGWB index and subscores vitality, and general health at discharge and follow-up. Intervention costs amounted to EUR 1102 (SD 721). Health care costs were not significantly reduced, but significant reductions in social transfers were seen.

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