Assessing Quality of Referrals to a Community-Based Chronic Pain Clinic.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Because patients with chronic pain are complex, with significant medical and psychiatric comorbidities, referrals to specialty pain clinics are often necessary. The present study explores the quality of information submitted and the profile of referring physicians associated with rejected patient referrals by a community pain clinic.

Methods

A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted on a series of consecutive new patient referrals rejected by a noninterventional community pain clinic (November 2021-June 2022). Data were collected on the reasons for rejected referrals and physicians responsible for these referrals using the public database of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario.

Results

During the study period, 120 new referrals mad

SUBMITTER: Mailis A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11520530 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature