Access to Chronic Pain Services for Adults from Minority Ethnic Groups in the United Kingdom (UK): a Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronic pain services in the UK are required to provide services which meet the diverse needs of patients, but little is known about the access and use of these services by minority ethnic groups.

Objective

To assess the available evidence regarding the ethnic profile of adults who access secondary and tertiary chronic pain services in the UK.

Methods

A scoping review was conducted (August 2021-October 2021), comprising comprehensive literature searches using Embase, Medline and CINAHL databases and the grey literature. Studies were included if they reported on (i) access to chronic pain services in secondary and/or tertiary care in the UK, (ii) adults and (iii) stated the ethnicity of the involved participants. Studies were included if published between 20

SUBMITTER: Leach E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11564250 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature