Pain medicine : the official journal of the American Academy of Pain Medicine
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Measures are lacking that assess the clinical burden that healthcare providers perceive in treating chronic conditions. This study presents a preliminary psychometric evaluation of a novel self-report measure of provider burden in the treatment of chronic pain. Data for eight burden items were available from vignette studies examining the effects of patient pain severity and medical evidence on clinical burden and judgments for chronic pain. ⋯ Burden score was not associated with gender, age, or education. Results provide initial support for the psychometric properties of a Healthcare Provider Burden Scale (HPBS). Research utilizing larger and representative healthcare provider groups is needed.
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Letter Case Reports
CRPS: AN INFLAMMATORY PAIN CONDITION? A CASE OF FLUCTUATING PRESENCE OF CRPS.