Purpose Limb loss occurs for various reasons (trauma, infection, vascular diseases, tumors,
congenital absence). Limb loss is known to result in several types of pain. Little is known …

The present dissertation examines pain reports among a complex chronic disease (CCD)
population of adults from complex chronic care (CCC) facilities across Ontario, Canada. The …

Purpose Disease multimorbidity and pain is a complex, yet common, problem for the aging
population, and a significant burden on the health-care systems around the world. Despite …

Objective Pain is common in inpatient rehabilitation patients; however, the prevalence of
pain diagnoses in this population is not well-defined. This study examines comorbid pain …

Objectives The population of Americans with limb loss is on the rise, with a different profile
than in previous generations (eg, greater incidence of amputation due to diabetes). This …

Background There is a paucity of published data on the prevalence of chronic pain
conditions within large, integrated healthcare organizations in the USA Such data are …

Research Objectives To: 1) describe the frequency and severity of contralateral limb pain
(CLP) in Veterans with upper limb amputation; 2) examine the change in pain prevalence …

For hospital executives and clinicians to improve pain management, organizations must
examine the current pain experience of in-patients beyond simply measuring patient …

Objectives: Little is known about the epidemiology of neuropathic pain in primary care
patients consulting with low back-related leg pain. We aimed to describe prevalence …

Objective The pain prevalence of inpatients is not a well-studied medical issue in Asia. We
have aimed to evaluate pain prevalence and characterize those patients who have suffered …