Open AccessPursuing the Recovery of Severe Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain in Italy: Clinical and Organizational Perspectives from a SIAARTI Survey
Author(s) -
Alessandro Vittori,
Emiliano Petrucci,
Marco Cascella,
Massimo Innamorato,
Arturo Cuomo,
Antonino Giarratano,
Flavia Petrini,
Franco Marinangeli
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of pain research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.888
H-Index - 49
ISSN - 1178-7090
DOI - 10.2147/jpr.s328434
Subject(s) - medicine , physical therapy , quality of life (healthcare) , rehabilitation , likert scale , chronic pain , international classification of functioning, disability and health , nursing , statistics , mathematics
Increased attention to the functional impact of chronic pain (CP), as highlighted by the 11th revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) and advocated by the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), is an important step forward for optimizing its management. Evidence about perspectives of Italian physicians on the relevance of musculoskeletal (MSK) pain care to improve patients' functioning and Quality of Life is scant. The study aimed to investigate the physicians' perception of the value of functional recovery in severe MSK pain patients, their attitude towards its assessment and achievement in Italy.