TY - JOUR
T1 - Quality of life and disability of chronic non-cancer pain in adults patients attending pain clinics: A prospective, multicenter, observational study
AU - Latina, Roberto
AU - Baldeschi, Gianni Colini
AU - Cognetti, Gaetana
AU - Giannarelli, Diana
AU - De Marinis, Maria Grazia
AU - Sperati, Francesca
AU - Rocco, Gennaro
AU - Ricci, Serafino
AU - Latina, Roberto
AU - Esposito, Giuseppe
AU - Diamanti, Paolo
AU - Paterniani, Albina
AU - Bertini, Laura
AU - Varrassi, Giustino
AU - Pulimeno, Ausilia Maria Lucia
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - 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
AB - 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
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10447/523421
M3 - Article
SN - 0897-1897
VL - 56
JO - Applied Nursing Research
JF - Applied Nursing Research
ER -