Introduction The stressful pre-operative period exerts a profound impact on psychological,
physiological and immunological outcomes. Oncological surgeries, in particular, elicit …

Purpose Breast cancer surgery is associated with unemployment. Identifying high-risk
patients could help inform strategies to promote return to work. We systematically reviewed …

The past 20 years have seen an increasing recognition of the burden of chronic pain after
surgery and other trauma. There is now good evidence that chronic postsurgical pain …

Background The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence, characteristics,
impact, and risk factors associated with persistent incisional pain. The hypothesis was that …

Background Persistent post-surgical pain affects 10–80% of individuals after common
operations, and is more common among patients with psychological factors such as …

BACKGROUND: Chronic posttraumatic/postsurgical pain (CPSP) is common after traumatic
or surgical damage. Exposure to both trauma and surgery, with the potential for repeated …

Bone fracture following traumatic injury or due to osteoporosis is characterized by severe
pain and motor impairment and is a major cause of global mortality and disability. Fracture …

Objective We conducted a clustered randomised controlled trial to study the effects of shared
decision making (SDM) on patient recovery. This study aims to determine whether GPs …

Chronic pain is a health problem that significantly influences patients' lives, causing
functional, social, socioeconomic, and emotional changes that impact quality of life (QoL) …

Background: Persistent post-surgical pain and associated disability are common after a
traumatic fracture repair. Preliminary evidence suggests that patients' beliefs and …