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Clinical Advances in Chronic Pain Management
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Clinical Advances in Chronic Pain Management

A special issue of Healthcare (ISSN 2227-9032).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2023) | Viewed by 1396

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Giorgia Varallo

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Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, 43125 Parma, Italy
Interests: chronic pain; chronic lower-back pain; fibromyalgia; fear avoidance; pain management; obesity; acceptance and commitment therapy; cognitive behavioral therapy

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Chronic pain is a complex condition that has a significant impact on both the mental and physical health of those affected. In addition to affecting physical functioning, it has emotional repercussions, as demonstrated by the high comorbidity with psychological disorders. Chronic pain is a difficult condition to treat, frequently requiring individualized multidisciplinary care. Physical, cognitive, and emotional factors all contribute to the development and maintenance of chronic pain conditions. This Special Issue aims to examine the treatment, prevention, and management of chronic pain from physiological, educational, and psychological perspectives, given the complexity of chronic pain treatment. Researchers are encouraged to submit original research, reviews, or opinions that contribute to expanding knowledge about available treatments in chronic pain management.

Dr. Giorgia Varallo
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Healthcare is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2700 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • chronic pain (e.g.,fibromyalgia, chronic low-back pain, chronic postsurgical pain)
  • sleep disorders (e.g., narcolepsy)
  • cognitive behavioral therapy in the management of chronic diseases

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Understanding the Experiences of Clinicians Accessing Electronic Databases to Search for Evidence on Pain Management Using a Mixed Methods Approach
by Vanitha Arumugam, Joy C. MacDermid, Dave Walton and Ruby Grewal
Healthcare 2023, 11(12), 1728; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11121728 - 12 Jun 2023
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The act of searching and retrieving evidence falls under the second step of the EBP process—tracking down the best evidence. The purpose of this study is to understand the competencies of clinicians accessing electronic databases to search for evidence on pain management using [...] Read more.
The act of searching and retrieving evidence falls under the second step of the EBP process—tracking down the best evidence. The purpose of this study is to understand the competencies of clinicians accessing electronic databases to search for evidence on pain management using a mixed methods approach. Thirty-seven healthcare professionals (14 occupational therapists, 13 physical therapists, 8 nurses, and 2 psychologists) who are actively involved in pain management were included. This study involved two parts (a qualitative and a quantitative part) that ran in parallel. Participants were interviewed using a semi-structured interview guide (qualitative data); data were transcribed verbatim. During the interview, participants were evaluated in comparison to a set of pre-determined practice competencies using a chart-stimulated recall (CSR) technique (quantitative data). CSR was scored on a 7-point Likert scale. Coding was completed by two raters; themes across each of the competencies were integrated by three raters. Seven themes evolved out of the qualitative responses to these competencies: formulating a research question, sources of evidence accessed, search strategy, refining the yield, barriers and facilitators, clinical decision making, and knowledge and awareness about appraising the quality of evidence. The qualitative results informed an understanding of the strengths and weaknesses in the competencies evaluated. In conclusion, using a mixed methods approach, we found that clinicians were performing well with their basic literature review skills, but when it came to advanced skills like using Boolean operators, critical appraisal and finding levels of evidence they seem to require more training. Full article
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