The Clinical journal of pain
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Multicenter Study Observational Study
Modelling the Predictive Value of Pain Intensity on Costs and Resources Utilization in Patients with Peripheral Neuropathic Pain.
The aim of the present analysis was to model the association and predictive value of pain intensity on cost and resource utilization in patients with chronic peripheral neuropathic pain (PNP) treated in routine clinical practice settings in Spain. ⋯ Pain intensity predicts the health care and non-health care resource utilization, and costs related to chronic PNP. Management of patients with drugs associated with a higher reduction of pain intensity may have a greater impact on the economic burden of that condition.
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The aim of this cohort study was to investigate the association between self-reported cardiovascular disorders (CVD) and recovery from whiplash-associated disorder (WAD) after a traffic collision. ⋯ Our results suggest that CVD does not have an impact on the recovery of individuals with WAD.
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To investigate whether maternal satisfaction (MS) is taken into consideration as an outcome criterion in clinical research on analgesia for labor. ⋯ A standard and validated tool to assess MS in clinical research on analgesia for labor is still to be developed. Power should be improved by acting on sample sizes or sensitivity of the outcome.
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To identify psychological covariates of longitudinal changes in back-related disability in patients undergoing acupuncture. ⋯ Illness perceptions and, to a lesser extent, self-efficacy and expectancies can usefully supplement variables from the fear-avoidance model in theorizing pain-related disability. Positive changes in patients' beliefs about back pain might underpin the large nonspecific effects of acupuncture seen in trials and could be targeted clinically.
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Electronic pain measures are becoming common tools in the assessment of pediatric pain intensity. The aims of this study were (1) to examine the agreement between the verbal and the electronic versions of the 11-point Numerical Rating Scale (NRS-11) (vNRS-11 and eNRS-11, respectively) when used to assess pain intensity in adolescents; and (2) to report participants' preferences for each of the 2 alternatives. ⋯ Pain intensity ratings on the vNRS-11 and eNRS-11 seem to be comparable, at least for the 80% CI.