Key result
One-on-one interviews with 11 Canadian Veterans identified eight priority areas for future chronic pain research, including pain care in the military and military-to-civilian transition.
Why the study?
A higher proportion of Veterans experience chronic pain than the general population, and the Chronic Pain Centre of Excellence for Canadian Veterans wanted to understand research priorities from Veterans.
This qualitative study identified eight key research priorities for Canadian Veterans living with chronic pain to guide future efforts by the Chronic Pain Centre of Excellence.
Directs veteran pain research funding; leaves open evidence-based clinical strategies pending prospective trials.
LAY SUMMARY In 2020, the Canadian Federal Government launched the Chronic Pain Centre of Excellence for Canadian Veterans (CPCoE). A higher proportion of Veterans experience chronic pain than the general population and the Centre wanted to understand what research topics Veterans thought the new Centre should prioritize. One-on-one interviews were conducted with 11 Canadian Veterans living with chronic pain from five provinces. Eight priority areas for future research were determined: 1) pain care in the military, 2) postoperative care in the military, 3) coordination of services through Veterans Affairs Canada, 4) military-to-civilian transition, 5) primary care provider access outside the military, 6) knowledge of pain management among civilian health care providers, 7) engaging Veterans as partners in their care, and 8) identifying effective strategies for chronic pain management. These findings will help guide research efforts of the new CPCoE.
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Kithulegoda et al. (2021) studied Chronic pain (n=11). One-on-one interviews regarding chronic pain research priorities was evaluated on Priority areas for future research. One-on-one interviews with 11 Canadian Veterans identified eight priority areas for future chronic pain research, including pain care in the military and military-to-civilian transition.
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