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{"title":"A memory-reframing intervention to reduce pain in youth undergoing major surgery: Pilot randomized controlled trial of feasibility and acceptability","authors":"M. Pavlova, Tatiana Lund, Jenny Sun, J. Katz, M. Brindle, Melanie Noel","doi":"10.1080/24740527.2022.2058919","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/24740527.2022.2058919","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Background Three to 22% of youth undergoing surgery develop chronic postsurgical pain (CPSP). Negative biases in pain memories (i.e., recalling higher levels of pain as compared to initial reports) are a risk factor for CPSP development. Children’s memories for pain are modifiable. Existing memory-reframing interventions reduced negatively biased memories associated with procedural pain and pain after minor surgery. However, not one study has tested the feasibility and acceptability of the memory-reframing intervention in youth undergoing major surgery. Aims The current pilot randomized clinical trial (RCT; NCT03110367; clinicaltrials.gov) examined the feasibility and acceptability of, as well as adherence to, a memory reframing intervention. Methods Youth undergoing a major surgery reported their baseline and postsurgery pain levels. Four weeks postsurgery, youth and one of their parents were randomized to receive control or memory-reframing instructions. Following the instructions, parents and youth reminisced about the surgery either as they normally would (control) or using the memory-reframing strategies (intervention). Six weeks postsurgery, youth completed a pain memory interview; parents reported intervention acceptability. Four months postsurgery, youth reported their pain. Results Seventeen youth (76% girls, Mage = 14.1 years) completed the study. The intervention was feasible and acceptable. Parents, but not youth, adhered to the intervention principles. The effect sizes of the intervention on youth pain memories (ηp 2 = 0.22) and pain outcomes (ηp 2 = 0.23) were used to inform a larger RCT sample size. Conclusions Memory reframing is a promising avenue in pediatric pain research. Larger RCTs are needed to determine intervention efficacy to improve pain outcomes.","PeriodicalId":53214,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Pain-Revue Canadienne de la Douleur","volume":"6 1","pages":"152 - 165"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2022-03-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44477127","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}

{"title":"Bridging the gap: Identifying diverse stakeholder needs and barriers to accessing evidence and resources for children’s pain","authors":"Nicole E. MacKenzie, C. Chambers, Jennifer A. Parker, Erin Aubrey, I. Jordan, D. Richards, Justina Marianayagam, Samina Ali, F. Campbell, G. Finley, Emily Gruenwoldt, B. Stevens, J. Stinson, K. Birnie","doi":"10.1080/24740527.2022.2045192","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/24740527.2022.2045192","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Stakeholder engagement in knowledge mobilization (KMb) activities can bridge the knowledge to action gap within children’s pain but may be influenced by how well stakeholder needs and barriers to evidence-based resources are addressed. The needs of different Canadian stakeholder groups related to children’s pain have not been examined, limiting the degree to which KMb efforts can be tailored to each group.\u0000 The study aim was to identify shared and unique needs, barriers, and accessibility of evidence for children’s pain across three stakeholder groups: knowledge users (i.e., health professionals, administrators, policymakers, educators), researchers (including trainees), and patients, caregivers, and family members.\u0000 This study comprised an online needs assessment survey. Analyses included descriptive statistics, one-way analyses of variances, and chi-square tests to examine differences between stakeholder groups. Open-ended responses were analyzed using conventional content analysis.\u0000 A total of 711 stakeholders completed the survey. Educational materials were the most utilized evidence-based resources among all stakeholders. Researchers and patients/caregivers/family members found resources significantly less accessible than knowledge users (P = 0.008). Knowledge of evidence was the primary barrier across all stakeholder groups (69.2%, n = 492); however, each group reported a need for stakeholder-specific resources. Finally, stakeholders desired opportunities to engage in the KMb process through partnerships and an increased awareness of children’s pain.\u0000 Though stakeholders experience common barriers to evidence-based resources for children’s pain, their needs to address these barriers are diverse. Evidence-based resources should be tailored for stakeholders’ contexts, with diverse audiences in mind.\u0000","PeriodicalId":53214,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Pain-Revue Canadienne de la Douleur","volume":"6 1","pages":"48 - 64"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2022-03-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45153539","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}

{"title":"Demographic and clinical characteristics of free-text writers in chronic pain patient intake questionnaires.","authors":"Rachel Roy, Jordana L Sommer, Ryan Amadeo, Kristin Reynolds, Kayla Kilborn, Brigitte Sabourin, Renée El-Gabalawy","doi":"10.1080/24740527.2021.2016031","DOIUrl":"10.1080/24740527.2021.2016031","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Chronic pain is a prevalent and burdensome problem within the Canadian health care system, where the gold standard treatment occurs at multidisciplinary pain facilities. Patient intake questionnaires (PIQs) are standard practice for obtaining health information, with many patients including free-text (e.g., writing in margins of questionnaires) on their PIQs.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>This study aims to quantitatively examine whether and how patients who include free-text on PIQs differ from those who do not.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We retrospectively analyzed 367 PIQs at a Canadian pain facility in Winnipeg, Canada. Patients were categorized into free-text (i.e., any text response not required in responding to questions) or no free-text groups. Groups were compared on sociodemographics, pain, health care utilization, and depressive symptoms with independent samples <i>t</i>-tests and chi-square analyses.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Patients with free-text compared to those without had more sources of pain (6.66 vs. 4.63), longer duration of pain (123.2 months vs. 68.1 months), and a greater proportion of past pain conditions (66.3% vs. 55.2%). Additionally, they had tried more treatments for their pain, had seen more specialists, had tried more past medications, were currently on more medications, and had undergone more tests. No differences were identified for depressive symptoms across groups.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This study is the first to examine patient and health-related correlates of free-text on PIQs at a Canadian pain facility. Results indicate that there are significant differences between groups on pain and health care utilization. Thus, patients using free-text may require additional supports and targeted interventions to improve patient-physician communication and patient outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":53214,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Pain-Revue Canadienne de la Douleur","volume":"6 1","pages":"24-32"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8865255/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42268226","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":"Mapping the current state of pediatric surgical pain care across Canada and assessing readiness for change","authors":"K. Birnie, J. Stinson, L. Isaac, J. Tyrrell, F. Campbell, I. Jordan, Justina Marianayagam, D. Richards, Brittany N Rosenbloom, F. Clement, P. Hubley","doi":"10.1080/24740527.2022.2038031","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/24740527.2022.2038031","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Background Preventing pediatric chronic postsurgical pain is a patient, parent/caregiver, health care professional, and policymaker priority. Poorly managed presurgical and acute postsurgical pain are established risk factors for pediatric chronic postsurgical pain. Effective perioperative pain management is essential to prevent the transition from acute to chronic pain after surgery. Aims The aim of this study was to identify current pediatric surgical pain management practices and assess health system readiness for change at health care institutions conducting pediatric surgery in Canada. Methods An online survey was completed by 85 multidisciplinary health care professionals (nurses, surgeons, anesthesiologists, allied health) from 20 health institutions in Canada regarding institutional pre- and postsurgical pediatric pain care, specialty pain services, and Organizational Readiness for Implementing Change (ORIC). Results Of all specialty pain services, acute and chronic/complex pain services were most common, primarily with physician and nursing involvement. Alignment to recommended practices for pediatric pre- and postsurgical pain care varied (38.1%–79.8% reported “yes, for every child”), with tertiary/quaternary children’s hospitals reporting less alignment than other institutions (community/regional or rehabilitation hospitals, community treatment centers). No significant differences were reported between health care institutions serving pediatric populations only versus those also serving adults. Health care professional experience/practice was the most reported strength in pediatric surgical pain care, with inconsistent standard of care the most common gap. Participants “somewhat agreed” that their institutions were committed and capable of change in pediatric surgical pain care. Conclusions There is a continued need to improve pediatric pain care during the perioperative period at Canadian health care institutions to effectively prevent the development of pediatric postsurgical pain.","PeriodicalId":53214,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Pain-Revue Canadienne de la Douleur","volume":"6 1","pages":"108 - 120"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2022-02-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46196351","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}

{"title":"Development of a national pain management competency profile to guide entry-level physiotherapy education in Canada.","authors":"Nathan Augeard, Geoff Bostick, Jordan Miller, David Walton, Yannick Tousignant-Laflamme, Anne Hudon, André Bussières, Lynn Cooper, Nicol McNiven, Aliki Thomas, Lesley Singer, Scott M Fishman, Marie H Bement, Julia M Hush, Kathleen A Sluka, Judy Watt-Watson, Lisa C Carlesso, Sinead Dufour, Roland Fletcher, Katherine Harman, Judith Hunter, Suzy Ngomo, Neil Pearson, Kadija Perreault, Barbara Shay, Peter Stilwell, Susan Tupper, Timothy H Wideman","doi":"10.1080/24740527.2021.2004103","DOIUrl":"10.1080/24740527.2021.2004103","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>National strategies from North America call for substantive improvements in entry-level pain management education to help reduce the burden of chronic pain. Past work has generated a valuable set of interprofessional pain management competencies to guide the education of future health professionals. However, there has been very limited work that has explored the development of such competencies for individual professions in different regions. Developing profession-specific competencies tailored to the local context is a necessary first step to integrate them within local regulatory systems. Our group is working toward this goal within the context of entry-level physiotherapy (PT) programs across Canada.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>This study aimed to create a consensus-based competency profile for pain management, specific to the Canadian PT context.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A modified Delphi design was used to achieve consensus across Canadian university-based and clinical pain educators.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Representatives from 14 entry-level PT programs (93% of Canadian programs) and six clinical educators were recruited. After two rounds, a total of 15 competencies reached the predetermined endorsement threshold (75%). Most participants (85%) reported being \"very satisfied\" with the process.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This process achieved consensus on a novel pain management competency profile specific to the Canadian PT context. The resulting profile delineates the necessary abilities required by physiotherapists to manage pain upon entry to practice. Participants were very satisfied with the process. This study also contributes to the emerging literature on integrated research in pain management by profiling research methodology that can be used to inform related work in other health professions and regions.</p>","PeriodicalId":53214,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Pain-Revue Canadienne de la Douleur","volume":"6 1","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/fc/e5/UCJP_6_2004103.PMC8757473.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10318111","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 and disability in organizations: It's time to pay attention to work and workers.","authors":"Duygu Gulseren","doi":"10.1080/24740527.2021.2010023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/24740527.2021.2010023","url":null,"abstract":"The Canadian pain community knows that one in every five adults in Canada suffers from pain. What is less well known is that many of those adults stay in the workforce despite their pain. According to the Canadian Survey on Disabilities, more than half of working-age adults (i.e., between the ages 15 and 64 years) in pain are employed. Depending on the requirements of their jobs, these individuals continue to go to work, sit or stand on their feet during long shifts, work in awkward positions and in noisy environments, or lift heavy objects. Many also have comorbidities associated with pain such as anxiety or depression, which can make it harder for them to deal with difficult customers, travel for work, or stay focused on a task. In this editorial, I will (1) present a brief overview of the current state of the chronic pain and work literature, (2) make a case for why we need more pain-related research focused on the workplace and on employees with chronic pain who opt to continue working, and (3) invite pain researchers to collaborate with management scholars to better understand, prevent, and design interventions for chronic pain in the workplace. Chronic pain is a prevalent problem in Canadian workplaces. The prevalence of pain in the workplace is expected to be even more common in the future because work conditions are changing. Factors such as an aging workforce, increasingly demanding jobs, longer work hours, and working more than one job are expected to cause an increase in chronic pain cases. Despite the prevalence of pain in the workplace, very little research has examined the experiences of employees with pain. Although initial attempts have been made on this topic, significant and worrisome gaps exist in the literature. Except for general pain management interventions tested in workplace settings, most studies at the intersection of work and pain focus on absenteeism or on facilitating a return to work. Though these topics are important for our field, they assume, erroneously, that employees who have pain leave work and employees who return to work have no pain or pain that is effectively controlled; unfortunately, this is not the case for many. Employees who are working despite their pain are generally overlooked. We need more research on this topic because the majority of the people with chronic pain are still in the workforce. They struggle with unique challenges at the intersection of the organizational life and their health conditions. Understanding what conditions at work help or hinder their pain and functioning could lead to the development of more effective interventions and policies. Most individuals spend about one-third of their lives at work. Nonetheless, the influence of work is not limited to work hours and should not be underestimated. Work is a place where a person can earn their living, make social connections, and even find a sense of identity and purpose. Due to its wide sphere of influence in a person’s life, work","PeriodicalId":53214,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Pain-Revue Canadienne de la Douleur","volume":"6 1","pages":"45-47"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9176257/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10380953","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":"Special issue: Developmental perspectives on the transition of acute to chronic pain after surgery.","authors":"Brittany N Rosenbloom,&nbsp;Maria Pavlova,&nbsp;Joel Katz","doi":"10.1080/24740527.2022.2090323","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/24740527.2022.2090323","url":null,"abstract":"It is with great enthusiasm that we present the Canadian Journal of Pain’s Special Issue titled Developmental Perspectives on the Transition of Acute to Chronic Pain after Surgery. Over the past 25 years there has been an exponential growth in research on the factors involved in the transition from acute to chronic pain in infants, children, and adolescents. This Special Issue features novel advances in research and theory underlying the transition from acute to chronic pain using surgery as a model. These advances span basic, clinical, and translational perspectives that highlight a biopsychosocial framework of the development and treatment of pediatric chronic postsurgical pain (CPSP). CPSP develops in 11% to 54% of children and adolescents after major surgery and significantly impacts individual functioning, including school attendance and participation in social and physical activities. The articles in this Special Issue, authored by leading international experts, make it clear that the development of pediatric CPSP is multifactorial and influenced by biological, psychological, and social factors that necessitate a multipronged approach to treatment. Using an eight-step process, Sieberg and colleagues set the stage for future research in pediatric CPSP. They promote the use of ongoing and continuous evaluation and treatment of premitigating factors including premorbid status, surgery, and immediate postsurgery treatments, as well as objective assessment of the transition to chronicity and treatment rehabilitative processes. Essential to the effective assessment and treatment of pediatric CPSP in humans is understanding the biological mechanisms underlying the transition to pain chronicity. Walker’s state-of-the-art review describes the parallels between clinical observation and translational laboratory studies that investigate the acute and long-term effects of surgical injury on nociceptive pathways. Importantly, Walker draws attention to the potential sex-dependent effects of various forms of peripheral and central neuroplasticity, including hyperalgesic or nociceptive priming, that may contribute to an increased risk of CPSP in adults scheduled for surgery who underwent a prior medical procedure or surgery in infancy or childhood. Dourson and colleagues review the current preclinical and clinical evidence for genetic and epigenetic mechanisms relevant to infant, childhood, and adolescent CPSP. They, too, focus on the complex interactions between neurons and immune cells in contributing to the phenomenon of nociceptive priming and to establishing a cellular “memory” of early life injury. Their forward-looking view anticipates the possibility of epigenetically programmed drugs to prevent pediatric CPSP. Individual psychological processes are a key part of pediatric CPSP with psychological factors often preceding the onset of and contributing to the maintenance of CPSP. Higher levels of anxiety, depression, and parent pain catastrophizing, as","PeriodicalId":53214,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Pain-Revue Canadienne de la Douleur","volume":"6 2","pages":"46-48"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9331195/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10257085","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":"\"My Fibro Family!\" A qualitative analysis of facebook fibromyalgia support groups' discussion content.","authors":"Lyndsay Crump,&nbsp;Diane LaChapelle","doi":"10.1080/24740527.2022.2078183","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/24740527.2022.2078183","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Fibromyalgia (FM) is a diagnostically controversial syndrome characterized by chronic widespread pain, fatigue, sleep difficulties, cognitive dysfunction, and mental health symptoms. Though online peer support groups (OPSGs) may help persons with FM access support and information, there are concerns that such groups can be harmful.</p><p><strong>Aims and methods: </strong>Using a nonparticipatory observational stance, the authors analyzed discussions in three Facebook FM OPSGs (approximately 15,000 members, mostly women) to determine what themes best characterize their discussion content and whether being in a particular group was related to the type of thematic content to which they were exposed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Two themes were identified that represented explicit reasons group members participated in the OPSG (trying to understand FM and seeking/offering emotional support). Six themes represented underlying reasons members sought informational and emotional support in FM OPSGs (fighting FM, learning to live with FM, struggling with identity, distressing thoughts and feelings, judgment, empowerment-seeking). No salient differences were identified between the thematic content of each group.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The findings suggest that FM OPSGs may provide much needed psychosocial and emotional support regarding important aspects of psychological adjustment to living with FM while also inadvertently encouraging approaches to living with FM that do not align with evidence-based FM management recommendations (e.g., investment in fighting rather than accepting FM). These findings may be useful to patients considering joining an FM OPSG and to health providers helping patients navigate to resources that can address their emotional or psychological support needs.</p>","PeriodicalId":53214,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Pain-Revue Canadienne de la Douleur","volume":"6 1","pages":"95-111"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9733682/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10331840","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":"Patient satisfaction with virtual evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of CRPS.","authors":"Emma Loy,&nbsp;Anna Scheidler,&nbsp;Tara Packham,&nbsp;Heather Dow,&nbsp;Paul Winston","doi":"10.1080/24740527.2022.2063113","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/24740527.2022.2063113","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increased reliance on virtual care in the rehabilitation setting for patients with conditions such as complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS).</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>The aim of this study was to perform a quality improvement initiative to assess patient satisfaction and ensure that outcomes following virtual assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of CRPS with prednisone are safe and effective.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>An online survey was distributed to 18 patients with CRPS who had been seen virtually between March and December 2020 through a rehabilitation clinic and treated with oral prednisone. Thirteen participants completed the survey, which was designed de novo by our team to evaluate participant perceptions and satisfaction regarding the virtual care experience. Also included in the survey was a CRPS-specific validated patient-report questionnaire (Hamilton Inventory for CRPS: PR-HI-CRPS), which allowed participants to describe their specific symptoms and associated functional and psychosocial impacts, both previously (pretreatment baseline) and at the time of survey (posttreatment).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>CRPS symptoms and related impacts were scored as significantly improved from baseline following treatment with prednisone. Likert scale results from survey responses related to patients' experiences and satisfaction with the virtual care process were analyzed; the majority of patients reported satisfaction with a virtual appointment for evaluation of CRPS, as well as with subsequent treatment decisions based on virtual assessment.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This quality improvement study suggests that virtual care is a potential option for a patient-accepted approach to overcoming challenges with in-person care imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic and could help inform future considerations in addressing geographic and patient-specific disparities in access to specialist care for CRPS.</p>","PeriodicalId":53214,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Pain-Revue Canadienne de la Douleur","volume":"6 1","pages":"77-84"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9176228/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10380950","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":"Prevalence of cannabis use for pain management in Quebec: A post-legalization estimate among generations living with chronic pain.","authors":"Marimée Godbout-Parent,&nbsp;Hermine Lore Nguena Nguefack,&nbsp;Adriana Angarita-Fonseca,&nbsp;Claudie Audet,&nbsp;Andréanne Bernier,&nbsp;Ghita Zahlan,&nbsp;Nancy Julien,&nbsp;M Gabrielle Pagé,&nbsp;Line Guénette,&nbsp;Lucie Blais,&nbsp;Anaïs Lacasse","doi":"10.1080/24740527.2022.2051112","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/24740527.2022.2051112","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Medical cannabis has been legal in Canada since 2001, and recreational cannabis was legalized in October 2018, which has led to a widespread increase in the accessibility of cannabis products.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of cannabis use among adults living with chronic pain (CP) and investigate the relationship between age and cannabis use for CP management.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cross-sectional analysis of the COPE Cohort data set, a large Quebec sample of 1935 adults living with CP, was conducted. Participants completed a web-based questionnaire in 2019 that contained three yes/no questions about past-year use of cannabis (i.e., for pain management, management of other health-related conditions, recreational purposes).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among the 1344 participants who completed the cannabis use section of the questionnaire, the overall prevalence of cannabis use for pain management was 30.1% (95% confidence interval 27.7-32.7). Differences were found between age groups, with the highest prevalence among participants aged ≤26 years (36.5%) and lowest for those aged ≥74 years (8.8%). A multivariable logistic model revealed that age, region of residence, generalized pain, use of medications or nonpharmacological approaches for pain management, alcohol/drug consumption, and smoking were associated with the likelihood of using cannabis for pain management.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Cannabis is a common treatment for the management of CP, especially in younger generations. The high prevalence of use emphasizes the importance of better knowledge translation for people living with CP, rapidly generating evidence regarding the safety and efficacy of cannabis, and clinicians' involvement in supporting people who use cannabis for pain management.</p>","PeriodicalId":53214,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Pain-Revue Canadienne de la Douleur","volume":"6 1","pages":"65-77"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9176231/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10380952","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}