Epidemiology of chronic non-cancer pain in Europe: Narrative review of prevalence, pain treatments and pain impact

Current Medical Research and Opinion

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 449-462

  Reid, Kim J ^a   Harker, Julie ^b   Bala, Malgorzata M ^c   Truyers, Carla ^d   Kellen, Eliane ^e   Bekkering, Geertruida Elsiena ^d,f   Kleijnen, Jos ^b,g  

^a KJ Research   (Canada)

^b KLEIJNEN SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS LTD   (United Kingdom)

^c JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Poland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^f BeSyRe Bekkering Systematic Reviews   (Belgium)

^g MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Pain; Patient compliance; Prevalence; Quality of life; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; HYPNOTIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ACUPUNCTURE; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CANCER PAIN; CHRONIC PAIN; CRYOTHERAPY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EUROPE; EXERCISE; FIBROMYALGIA; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH STATUS; HEAT; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; INCIDENCE; MASSAGE; MIGRAINE; NECK PAIN; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELAXATION TRAINING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ANALGESICS; CHRONIC DISEASE; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PAIN; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 78651412373     PISSN: 03007995     EISSN: 14734877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1185/03007995.2010.545813     Document Type: Article

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