Objective: To determine the prevalence of chronic back pain in the general population and to establish an evidence-based subclassification system for chronic back pain based on pain extent.
Design: Representative population-based survey.
Setting: South-western Germany.
Objective: To investigate the prevalence and the type of mental comorbidity in a population-based sample of subjects with non-specific chronic back pain.
Design: Representative population-based survey.
Setting: The city of Heidelberg (in southwestern Germany) and 10 adjacent communities.
Objectives: Alterations in the central nervous system leading to higher pain sensitivity have been shown in both chronic back pain (CBP) and fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS). The aim of this study was to disclose commonalities and differences in the pathophysiology of FMS and CBP.
Methods: We used the quantitative sensory testing protocol of the German Research Network on Neuropathic Pain to obtain comprehensive profiles of somatosensory functions.
Objective: To report on experiences with a general shared decision-making (SDM) physician training program offered to physicians throughout Germany.
Methods: This study enrolled 150 physicians in an 8-h SDM training program. Physicians were assessed with standardized instruments before and after training.
Objective: Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a condition of chronic widespread pain that is difficult to control and is associated with strains in physician-patient interaction. Shared decision making (SDM) can be a potential solution to improve interaction. We evaluated the effects of an SDM intervention, including an SDM communication training program for physicians, in a randomized controlled trial with FMS patients.
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