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June 1, 2016Journal of Pain ResearchOpen Access

A review of chronic pain impact on patients, their social environment and the health care system

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MDMaría DueñasUniversidad de CádizBOBegoña Siles OjedaUniversidad Cardenal Herrera CEUASAlejandro SalazarUniversidad de Cádiz

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Overview

Literature review demonstrates extensive social, occupational, and economic burdens in individuals with chronic pain, highlighting the necessity of multidisciplinary management.

Key Points

  • To evaluate the broad impact of chronic pain on personal daily activities, workplace performance, social and family environments, and health care systems.
  • Conducted a narrative literature review examining published evidence on the multifaceted impacts of chronic pain.
  • Synthesized findings across individual quality of life, familial dynamics, workplace productivity, and health care service demands.
  • Chronic pain causes marked functional impairment, workplace absence, and severe strain on family and social relationships.
  • The widespread consequences of chronic pain impose substantial utilization burdens and financial strains on health care delivery systems.

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Dueñas et al. (2016) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d834b2f4e559c61eae2db8https://doi.org/10.2147/jpr.s105892
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