Open AccessOrganizing Health Services for Patients with Chronic Pain: When There Is a Will There Is a Way
Author(s) -
Dobkin Patricia L.,
Boothroyd Lucy J.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
pain medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.893
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1526-4637
pISSN - 1526-2375
DOI - 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2007.00326.x
Subject(s) - health care , medicine , nursing , agency (philosophy) , health policy , hrhis , public relations , public health , political science , sociology , social science , law
Due to its magnitude as a health problem, its associated burden, and the viability of modes of intervention, chronic pain (CP) should be considered a priority within health care systems. The lives of many patients with CP are devastated by this problem and health care professionals have a responsibility to assist them in reducing their suffering. Countries, regions, and systems differ considerably with regard to how they organize, administer, and finance services for CP patients.