Chronic Pain Management in Vulnerable Groups
A special issue of Healthcare (ISSN 2227-9032). This special issue belongs to the section "Chronic Care".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2024) | Viewed by 799
Special Issue Editors
Interests: chronic pain; fibromyalgia; dysmenorrhea; women’s health; physical therapy; aquatic therapy; electrophysical agents
Interests: limb; rehabilitation; chronic musculoskeletal disorders
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Pain management is considered a fundamental human right. Despite that, chronic pain conditions are among the top ten causes of years lived with disability. When considering vulnerable populations (older people, children, people with cognitive impairments, people in low-income communities or those living in poor conditions), chronic pain conditions seem to have increased the burden on life and management difficulty. There is a constant and increasing need to understand what factors influence pain management for vulnerable populations, and what are the strategies that may be developed or implemented to circumvent those factors. As such, I invite you to contribute to this Special Issue.
Dr. Mariana Arias Avila
Dr. Almir Vieira Dibai-Filho
Prof. Dr. Cid André Fidelis De Paula Gomes
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- women’s health
- vulnerability
- older people
- dementia
- children
- war survivors
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