Monitoring Chronic Non-Cancer Pain in Denmark Over Two Decades: Prevalence, Mental Health and Loneliness.

Background: Epidemiological surveys have monitored chronic non-cancer pain (CNCP) and investigated associated factors in Denmark for more than 20 years. This study aimed to analyse CNCP prevalence in the Danish population from 2000 to 2023 and its associations with mental health status and loneliness.

Methods: Population-based surveys were conducted between 2000 and 2023.

Aggressive end-of-life care in patients with gastrointestinal cancers - a nationwide study from Denmark.

Background: Knowledge of determinants of aggressive end-of-life care is crucial to organizing effective palliative care for patients with gastrointestinal (GI) cancer.

Purpose: This study aims to investigate the determinants of aggressive end-of-life care in patients with GI cancer.

Methods: A national register-based cohort study using data from the Danish Register on Causes of Death, the Danish National Patient Register, and the Danish Palliative Database was the method of study employed.

The patient experience of a nurse-written ICU-diary intervention: A cross sectional survey.

Background: A diary written for intensive care patients might help fill in memory gaps and promote psychological recovery. In Norway intensive care diaries are mainly authored by nurses and national recommendations ensure a systematic approach to the intervention. Studies describing the patient experience of nurse-written intensive care diaries are needed.

Palliative care case management in a surgical department for patients with gastrointestinal cancer-a register-based cohort study.

Background: The effectiveness of generalist palliative care interventions in hospitals is unknown.

Aim: This study aimed to explore the impact of a palliative care case management intervention for patients with gastrointestinal cancer (PalMaGiC) on hospital admissions, healthcare use, and place of death.

Design: This was a register-based cohort study analyzing data from the Danish Register on Causes of Death, the Danish National Patient Register, and the Danish Palliative Database.

Opioid use after surgical treatment in the Danish population-Protocol for a register-based cohort study.

Background: Over the past 25 years, global opioid consumption has increased. Denmark ranks fifth in opioid use globally, exceeding other Scandinavian countries. Postsurgical pain is a common reason for opioid prescriptions, but opioid use patterns after patient discharge from the hospital are unclear.