The Prevalence of Chronic Pain in Canada

Schopflocher, Donald; Taenzer, Paul; Jovey, Roman D

doi:10.1155/2011/876306

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“…38 A major limitation of this study is the low response rate. While within the range reported by other international population-level surveys of 39,40 a large proportion of questionnnaires were never returned. Consequently, it is unknown whether these missing questionnaires were lost in the mailing process due to the concurrent postal strike or whether the recipients refused to participate.…”

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Frequency and characteristics of healthcare visits associated with chronic pain: results from a population-based Canadian study

Mann

Johnson

VanDenKerkhof

2016

Can J Anesth/J Can Anesth

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Purpose This study was designed to investigate the role of chronic pain in healthcare visits. The specific objectives were to document the frequency of healthcare visits and to identify characteristics associated with frequent visits. Methods This is a secondary analysis of data from a Canadian cross-sectional study on chronic pain. One thousand two hundred and ninety-four participants were screened for chronic pain, and 741 reported having ''pain or discomfort that had been experienced either all the time or intermittently for at least three months''. Data regarding sociodemographics, general health, and healthcare visits were also collected. The frequency of healthcare visits was defined as at or above the 90th percentile for the group. Frequency was calculated for each setting, i.e., physicians' offices (C 9), emergency departments (C 1), and other (C 15). Binary logistic regression analyses were conducted to identify factors associated with frequent visits.Results Chronic pain increased the frequency of visits to physicians (odds ratio [OR], 4.7; 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.8 to 7.9), emergency departments (OR, 1.4; 95% CI, 1.0 to 2.0), and ''other'' healthcare professionals (OR, 8.3; 95% CI, 4.5 to 15.5). Having C3 chronic conditions significantly increased the odds of frequent healthcare visits. Conclusion Interventions aimed at reducing healthcare costs for chronic pain should target individuals living with multiple chronic conditions. Research is needed to develop and test interventions that focus on the needs of these groups. Identifying the risk factors for high healthcare use and improving self-management may reduce healthcare visits. RésuméObjectif Cette étude a été conçue afin d'examiner le rô le de la douleur chronique dans les visites aux services de soins de santé. Les objectifs spécifiques de l'étude étaient de documenter la fréquence des visites et de déterminer les caractéristiques associées à des visites fréquentes. Méthode Cette étude est une analyse secondaire de données tirées d'une étude canadienne transversale sur la douleur chronique. Au total, 1094 patients ont été dépistés pour la douleur chronique, et 741 ont rapporté ressentir « des douleurs ou un inconfort perçus de façon continue ou intermittente pendant au moins trois mois ». Les données sociodémographiques ainsi que celles concernant la santé générale et les visites aux services de soins de santé ont également été colligées. La fréquence des visites aux services de soins de santé a été définie comme étant égale ou au-dessus du 90 e percentile pour le groupe et calculée pour chaque type de service, soit les docteurs et spécialistes (C 9), les départements d'urgence (C 1), et

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Frequency and characteristics of healthcare visits associated with chronic pain: results from a population-based Canadian study

Mann

Johnson

VanDenKerkhof

2016

Can J Anesth/J Can Anesth

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“…2 Chronic pain impacts a substantial proportion of the Canadian general population, 3 with approximately one in four persons reporting chronic pain in the past month. [4][5][6] Women appear more likely to report chronic pain than men and chronic pain rates appear to increase with age. 7 The annual cost of chronic pain in Canada is estimated to exceed 6 billion dollars.…”

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Chronic pain among public safety personnel in Canada

Carleton

Afifi

Turner

et al. 2017

Canadian Journal of Pain

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Background: Chronic pain is highly prevalent in the general population and may be even higher among public safety personnel (PSP; e.g., correctional officers, dispatchers, firefighters, paramedics, police). Comprehensive data on chronic pain among diverse Canadian PSP are relatively sparse. Aims: The current study was designed to provide initial estimates of chronic pain frequency and severity among Canadian PSP. Methods: Estimates of chronic pain frequency and severity (i.e., intensity and duration) at different bodily locations were derived from self-reported data collected through an online survey. Participants included 5093 PSP (32.5% women) grouped into six categories (i.e., call center operators/dispatchers, correctional officers, firefighters, municipal/provincial police, paramedics, Royal Canadian Mounted Police [RCMP]). Results: Substantial proportions of participants reported chronic pain, with estimates ranging from 35.3% to 45.4% across the diverse PSP categories. Across PSP categories, chronic lower back pain was the most prevalent. For some pain locations, firefighters and municipal/provincial police reported lower prevalence, but paramedics reported lower intensity, and duration, than some other PSP groups. Over 50% of RCMP and paramedics reporting chronic pain indicated that the pain was associated with an injury related to active duty. Conclusions: Discrepancies emerged across PSP members with respect to prevalence, location, and severity. The current data suggest that additional resources and research are necessary to mitigate the development and maintenance of distressing or disabling chronic pain for Canadian PSP.

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“…In this study, highest number of percentage (54.4%) of participants complained of moderate pain. 10 Adding to the nature of pain, the current study found majority of the participants (45) showed moderate disability and least number of participants (3) showed mild disability. Given that another study found highest percentage of participants (50%) complained of moderate disability.…”

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Characteristics of Pain and Disability among Patients with Chronic Neck Pain Attended at Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (Crp)

Ehsanur

et al. 2017

IPMRJ

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Objectives: The objectives of the study were to find out the demography of the participants, to find out the medical information, characteristics of pain and disability among patients with chronic neck pain. Methods:The study design was prospective cross sectional survey in which pain was measured by numerical pain rating (NPR) scale and disability by neck disability index (NDI). Results:The mean age of participants was 43.93(±9.75) years. Among the 60 participants, 40(67%) were female and 20(33%) participants were male. The severity of neck pain as per 10 cm NPR scale showed that 22(37%) participants were at scale level 3 cm, 13(22%) were at scale level 4 cm, 18 (30%) were at scale level 5 cm, 3(5%) were at 6 cm, 2(3%) were at 7 cm and 2(3%) were at 8 cm scale level. In the disability characteristics among 60 participants, no participants (0%) had disability, 3(5%) had mild disability, 45(75%) participant's moderate disability, 8(13%) participants had severe disability and 4(7%) participants had complete disability. Conclusion:Pain and disability is a prominent features followed by chronic neck pain. The current study developed a foundation for identifying the current state of pain and level of disability among patients with chronic neck pain.

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The Prevalence of Chronic Pain in Canada

Cited by 441 publications

References 17 publications

Frequency and characteristics of healthcare visits associated with chronic pain: results from a population-based Canadian study

Frequency and characteristics of healthcare visits associated with chronic pain: results from a population-based Canadian study

Chronic pain among public safety personnel in Canada

Characteristics of Pain and Disability among Patients with Chronic Neck Pain Attended at Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (Crp)

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