{"title":"Mission Critical, a Call to Action for Implementation of the Recommendations of the Canadian Pain Task Force.","authors":"Mary Lynch","doi":"10.1080/24740527.2024.2346253","DOIUrl":"10.1080/24740527.2024.2346253","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53214,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Pain-Revue Canadienne de la Douleur","volume":"8 1","pages":"2346253"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11185179/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141421865","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"\"Discharge doesn't mean the end\": Exploring success in discharge to community self-management for young adults living with chronic pain: A qualitative study.","authors":"Souraiya Kassam, Emi Wong, Marysa Thompson, Todd Tran, Rachael Bosma, Sarah Sheffe","doi":"10.1080/24740527.2024.2346943","DOIUrl":"10.1080/24740527.2024.2346943","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Living with chronic pain as a young adult (YA) can impact the physical, emotional, social, cognitive, and role function domains of life. Once YAs receive care for their specialist chronic pain care they are expected to self-navigate a complex health care system to transition to community-based care (i.e. primary care). Inadequate discharge planning may increase the unique difficulties YAs face in self-management, which may lead to adverse health outcomes, suboptimal discharge, and a need to reaccess care.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>The purpose of this qualitative study is to explore how YAs with chronic pain define a successful discharge transition from a health service delivery model of specialized chronic pain services setting to self-management in a community setting (i.e. primary care) and contextual factors that promote discharge success.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This qualitative study included young adults with chronic pain. Data were obtained through semistructured interviews, which were transcribed verbatim and analyzed using inductive content analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Ten participants identified that successful discharge includes the following considerations: (1) acknowledging the tension between moving forward and looking back, (2) a collaborative discharge process, and (3) the need for ongoing, relevant resources and support.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study provides a deeper understanding of how YAs with chronic pain characterize success in the discharge transition from specialized chronic pain services to community self-management. Our findings highlight the importance of provider-patient collaboration during the discharge planning process to develop a patient-centered self-management plan that incorporates community resources tailored to the needs of the individual to promote an optimal discharge.</p>","PeriodicalId":53214,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Pain-Revue Canadienne de la Douleur","volume":"8 1","pages":"2346943"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11633132/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142814888","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Statement of Retraction: Role of dynorphin in memory deficits associated with chronic pain.","authors":"","doi":"10.1080/24740527.2024.2337608","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/24740527.2024.2337608","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>[This retracts the article DOI: 10.1080/24740527.2022.2088027.].</p>","PeriodicalId":53214,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Pain-Revue Canadienne de la Douleur","volume":"8 1","pages":"2337608"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11020554/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140858966","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Importance of Good Measurement: Development and Validation of a Measure of Disordered Eating Among Adults with Chronic Pain.","authors":"E Lamoureux, M G Pagé","doi":"10.1080/24740527.2023.2284815","DOIUrl":"10.1080/24740527.2023.2284815","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53214,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Pain-Revue Canadienne de la Douleur","volume":"8 1","pages":"2284815"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10900263/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139998277","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Can we use the tools we already have to help patients in need? Evaluating practice-based evidence of analgesic effects from intermittent theta burst stimulation for treatment of depression.","authors":"P Maxwell Slepian","doi":"10.1080/24740527.2024.2310806","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/24740527.2024.2310806","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53214,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Pain-Revue Canadienne de la Douleur","volume":"8 1","pages":"2310806"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-01-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10950276/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140177717","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Future Is Bright: Highlighting Trainee Contributions to the Canadian Journal of Pain.","authors":"Hance Clarke, Mariana Bueno, Erika Harding, Tuan Trang, Jason J McDougall","doi":"10.1080/24740527.2023.2287032","DOIUrl":"10.1080/24740527.2023.2287032","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53214,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Pain-Revue Canadienne de la Douleur","volume":"7 2","pages":"2287032"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10795778/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139492964","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Amy L Burton, Imogen O'Loughlin, Kris Rogers, Toby R O Newton-John
{"title":"Development and validation of the Pain-Induced Comfort Eating Scale in a chronic pain sample.","authors":"Amy L Burton, Imogen O'Loughlin, Kris Rogers, Toby R O Newton-John","doi":"10.1080/24740527.2023.2288888","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/24740527.2023.2288888","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Chronic pain and higher body weight frequently co-occur. This common comorbidity is thought to be mediated by the use of comfort eating as a strategy for managing both the physical and psychological pain and discomfort associated with flare-ups of chronic pain. Valid and reliable assessment tools are needed to inform the development of effective treatments.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>This study aimed to assess the psychometric properties of a new brief measure of pain-induced comfort eating in chronic pain, the Pain-Induced Comfort Eating Scale (PICES).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A sample of 166 patients with chronic pain completed an online test battery including the PICES along with measures of chronic pain and pain-related symptoms, disordered eating, and related psychological factors.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Results of exploratory factor analysis revealed a single-factor model for the four-item PICES. Further, the PICES demonstrated evidence of good internal consistency as well as convergent validity with demonstrated correlations with related measures. The results of this study also revealed that comfort eating in chronic pain appears to be related to psychological distress; the PICES correlated more strongly with measures assessing mood and psychological distress compared to interference/intensity of physical pain itself. Scores on the PICES also correlated strongly with measures of uncontrolled and emotional eating.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Overall, our results indicate that the PICES provides a valid and useful brief measure of comfort eating in chronic pain that might be useful to inform treatments targeting the comorbid disordered eating practices that can lead to higher body weights in patients with chronic pain.</p>","PeriodicalId":53214,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Pain-Revue Canadienne de la Douleur","volume":"8 1","pages":"2288888"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11042059/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140854400","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Chronic pain: The prevalence of chronic pain in patients attending Soshanguve Community Health Centre.","authors":"Funeka Faith Pandelani, Suzan Louisa Nnanile Nyalunga, Thanyani Pandelani","doi":"10.1080/24740527.2023.2284152","DOIUrl":"10.1080/24740527.2023.2284152","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Chronic pain is a costly and incapacitating condition, with a projected global prevalence of 20%. In South Africa, almost one in five adults experience chronic pain. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of chronic pain and the association between chronic pain intensity and the interference of pain with life domains in patients attending a primary health care center.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted a cross-sectional quantitative study on a sample of 331 patients at Soshanguve Community Health Centre. The data were collected using the Wisconsin Brief Pain Questionnaire, a validated scale for measuring pain.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The mean age of participants was 51.6 years (SD = ±15.15, range = 18-86). The median age was 48 years (interquartile range = 40-64). The prevalence of chronic pain was 21.5% (95% confidence interval [CI] 17.0-25.9). Approximately 58% of participants were female, and female patients were affected more frequently than male patients. Chronic pain was observed to be 11.1% more prevalent in females than in males. Chronic pain mildly impacted general activity in 33.8% of patients (95% CI 23.9-45.4), mood in 42.3% (95% CI 31.4-53.8), walking ability in 29.6% (95% CI 20.2-41.0), relationships in 47.9% (95% CI 36.7-59.3), sleep in 31.0% (95% CI 21.4-42.5), enjoyment of life in 39.4% (95% CI 28.9-51.1), and normal working ability in 25.3% (95% CI 16.7-36.6).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Findings from this study show that among patients who attended the primary health care clinic, chronic pain was highly prevalent and interfered with their life domains. The intensity of pain was high in a significant proportion of patients. These findings provide invaluable information needed for the improvement of resources at the primary care level to comprehensively evaluate pain in our communities.</p>","PeriodicalId":53214,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Pain-Revue Canadienne de la Douleur","volume":"8 1","pages":"2284152"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11195477/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141447593","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Adherence to Clinical Guidelines for Fibromyalgia: Help or Hindrance?","authors":"Winfried Häuser, Mary-Ann Fitzcharles","doi":"10.1080/24740527.2023.2255070","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/24740527.2023.2255070","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53214,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Pain-Revue Canadienne de la Douleur","volume":"60 4","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135092992","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Caleb Tackey, P. Maxwell Slepian, Hance Clarke, Nimish Mittal
{"title":"Post Viral Pain, Fatigue, and Sleep Disturbance Syndromes: Current knowledge and Future Directions","authors":"Caleb Tackey, P. Maxwell Slepian, Hance Clarke, Nimish Mittal","doi":"10.1080/24740527.2023.2272999","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/24740527.2023.2272999","url":null,"abstract":"Post-viral pain syndrome, also known as post-viral syndrome (PVS), is a complex condition characterized by persistent pain, fatigue, musculoskeletal pain, neuropathic pain, neurocognitive difficulties, and sleep disturbances1,2 that can occur after an individual has recovered from a viral infection. Much remains unknown regarding the pathophysiology of post-viral syndromes and few studies have provided a comprehensive summary of the condition, agents that cause it, and successful treatment modalities. With the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to affect millions of people worldwide, the need for understanding the etiology of post-viral illness and how to help individuals cope with the sequalae is paramount.2 This narrative review provides a summary of the sequelae of post-viral syndromes, viral agents that cause it, the pathophysiology, treatment, and future considerations for research and targeted therapies.","PeriodicalId":53214,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Pain-Revue Canadienne de la Douleur","volume":"46 10","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135818147","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}