Pain medicine : the official journal of the American Academy of Pain Medicine
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Observational Study
Duloxetine use in employees with low back pain: treatment patterns and direct and indirect costs.
The study aims to examine real-world effects of duloxetine treatment for low back pain (LBP). ⋯ Duloxetine treatment in LBP employees was associated with reduced rates of many nonsurgical therapies and lower indirect costs. The findings are limited by the observational study design and unmeasured potential confounders.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Single-entity hydrocodone extended-release capsules in opioid-tolerant subjects with moderate-to-severe chronic low back pain: a randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled study.
A single-agent, extended-release formulation of hydrocodone (HC) has been developed for treatment of chronic moderate-to-severe pain. This study was designed to examine the safety and efficacy of HC extended release in opioid-experienced adults with moderate-to-severe chronic low back pain (CLBP). ⋯ Extended-release HC is well tolerated and effective, without acetaminophen-associated risks of liver toxicity, for treatment of CLBP.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Pain beliefs predict pain intensity and pain status in children: usefulness of the pediatric version of the survey of pain attitudes.
Pain attitudes and beliefs are hypothesized to influence pain and adjustment to pain. Valid and reliable measures of these beliefs are necessary to test their hypothesized associations with outcomes. The Pediatric version of the Survey of Pain Attitudes (Peds-SOPA) is a new measure with limited evidence regarding its psychometric properties. This study sought to: 1) evaluate the predictive validity, reliability, and factor structure of the Peds-SOPA; and 2) determine if there are sex- or age-related differences in children's attitudes toward pain. ⋯ The current findings provide additional support for the reliability and validity of the Peds-SOPA, and suggest that children's pain attitudes and beliefs might be important intervention targets in pain treatment.
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Our study examined the effect of health care workers' personal characteristics on how they perceive and intend to treat patients' pain in the intensive care unit. Though pain perceptions have been well established from the patient's perspective, less is known about how variations in health care workers may affect their perceptions of pain. ⋯ Health care providers' race, age, level of education, and medical subspecialty were significant factors affecting their perceptions of pain management and intended treatment.