Cumulative incidence of chronic pain after visiting a Dutch emergency department with acute pain.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronic pain is a substantial problem in modern healthcare resulting in health care overutilization. The cumulative incidence of developing chronic pain after visiting the emergency department with acute pain has been determined for specific patient groups only. If the cumulative incidence of chronic pain in emergency department patients with acute pain is high, more proactive measures are justified to limit development of chronic pain. The primary objective was to study the cumulative incidence of chronic pain in patients visiting Dutch emergency departments with acute pain. In addition, we compared the Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) and pain related interference with work.

Methods

In this prospective multicenter cohort study data was collected from adult

SUBMITTER: Mol S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11658455 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature