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Prevalence and correlates of pain in the Canadian National Palliative Care Survey
Pain Research and Management, 10/28/09

Wilson KG et al. – Pain of any intensity was reported by 268 (70.3%) participants, although for 139 (36.5%), the severity was rated as minimal or mild. For 129 (33.9%) individuals, pain was reported as moderate to extreme, and considered by the respondents to be an important ongoing problem. Patients who reported moderate to extreme pain were younger than other participants, but had lower functional status and a shorter median survival duration. They were more likely than other participants to be treated with opioid medications (P<0.001) and, less reliably, with benzodiazepines (P=0.079). Compared with participants with no, minimal or mild pain, those with moderate to extreme pain had a higher prevalence of distressing problems on 11 of 21 other symptoms and concerns. The strongest correlations were with general malaise (rho = 0.44), suffering (rho = 0.40), nausea (rho = 0.34), weakness (rho = 0.31), drowsiness (rho = 0.29) and anxiety (rho = 0.29). Pain continues to be a difficult problem for many patients who are receiving palliative cancer care, particularly younger individuals who are nearing death.

Pain in European long-term care facilities: Cross-national study in Finland, Italy and the Netherlands
Pain, 11/13/09 Relevance Score: 70%

Pain among Veterans of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom: Do Women and Men Differ?
Pain Medicine, 10/13/09 Relevance Score: 69%

Prevalence of and factors associated with persistent pain following breast cancer surgery
JAMA, 11/11/09 Relevance Score: 68%

A Community-Based Survey of Abdominal Pain Prevalence, Characteristics, and Health Care Use Among Children
Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 10/08/09 Relevance Score: 68%

Pain in Nursing Home Residents and Correlation with Neuropsychiatric Disorders
Pain Physician, 10/01/09 Relevance Score: 68%