Waiting in Pain II: An Updated Review of the Provision of Persistent Pain Services in Australia.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To provide an update on Australian persistent pain services (number, structure, funding, wait times, activity).

Methods

An updated national search was conducted. Of those identified, 74 persistent pain services provided detailed responses between July 2016 and February 2018 (64 adult, seven pediatric, two pelvic pain, and one cancer pain). A similar structure to the original Waiting in Pain (WIP) survey was used, and participants chose online or telephone completion.

Results

Pediatric pain services had more than doubled but remained limited. Adult services had also increased, with a concurrent decrease in median wait times and an increase in the number of new referrals seen each year. Despite this, some lengthy wait times (≥3 years) persisted. Wait times wer

SUBMITTER: Hogg MN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7665701 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature