Impact of the pandemic on hospital care for chronic pain patients in Germany.

Objectives: The COVID-19 pandemic affected patients' access to health services, including patients with severe chronic pain. Since limited data on pandemic-caused changes in pain therapy is available, we analyzed its effect on hospital-based pain treatment.

Methods: For this retrospective claims data analysis conducted in  = 37 hospitals, we included patients treated for a chronic pain-related diagnosis.

The eEgg: Evaluation of a New Device to Measure Pain.

The aim of this study was to evaluate whether pain stimuli can be measured validly and reliably by the eEgg (electronic Egg), a new device to measure pain intensity, in comparison to the hand dynamometer. This study consists of screening and diagnostic tests conforming to the standard criterion of handgrip strength measurement. Fifty healthy participants (25 women, 25 men; age, 39.

[Influence of the corona pandemic on pain patients : Which impacts of the pandemic on their care do patients with chronic pain experience?].

Background: Diseases caused by the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) have led to a pandemic in a very dynamic manner. The epidemiological situation of national importance required infection control measures with the aim of reducing morbidity and mortality. An overburdening of the healthcare system should be avoided.