Publications by authors named "Ettore Di Biagio"
Article Synopsis
- Chronic pain demands specialized treatment, typically offered at pain clinics that employ a comprehensive, evidence-based approach involving different types of therapies.
- A study conducted on 1,606 patients across 26 clinics in Italy found that opioids are effective for severe or moderate pain, while invasive and complementary treatments also show positive associations.
- The effectiveness of treatment choices is influenced by various clinical parameters, and there's a need for more research and adherence to interdisciplinary practices to improve patient access to pain management resources.
In Italy, chronic pain affects more than a quarter of the population, whereas the average European prevalence is 21%. This high prevalence might be due to the high percentage of Italian people who do not receive treatment, even after the passing of law 38/2010 (the right to access pain management in Italy), which created a regional network for the diagnosis and treatment of noncancer chronic pain. Italian epidemiologic studies on chronic pain are scanty, and this observational, multicenter, cross-sectional study is the first to investigate the clinical characteristics of patients who attended the pain management clinics in the Latium Region, Italy, for the management of their noncancer chronic pain.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe chronic nonmalignant pain is an underestimated epidemiologic health problem. It is a disease in its own right. It is one of the major reasons because patients use health service.
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