RT journal article
T1 Use and satisfaction with the Healthcare System of the chronic pain patients in Spain. Result from a nationwide study
A1 Dueñas Rodríguez, María Ángeles
A1 Ojeda, Begoña
A1 Salazar Couso, Alejandro
A1 Fernández Palacín, Fernando
A1 Micó Segura, Juan Antonio
A1 Torres Morera, Luis Miguel
A1 Failde Martínez, Inmaculada
A2 BiomedicinaBiotecnología y Salud Pública
A2 Cirugía
A2 Estadística e Investigación Operativa
A2 Neurociencias
K1 Chronic pain; Healthcare utilization; Nationwide study; Satisfaction
AB Objective: To analyze the use of healthcare resources by chronic pain (CP) patients in Spain and their satisfaction with them.Research design and methods: A nationwide, cross-sectional study was carried out on a representa tive sample of 1957 Spanish adults. A telephone survey was conducted with the aim of analyzing the prevalence of CP, the characteristics and consequences of pain, the use of healthcare resources and patients’ satisfaction with them. Descriptive, bivariate and multivariate analyses were performed.Results: Of the 1957 subjects interviewed, 325 suffered CP. The mean duration of CP was 10 years (SD: 11.3) and 48.9% of the CP sufferers reported severe/unbearable pain. Moreover, about 30% felt sad/very sad or anxious/very anxious, 24.4% had been on sick leave, 12% had left/lost their jobs and 47.2% considered their pain affected their families. Likewise, 92.9% had consulted a healthcare profes sional due to their CP, on average 3.49 times (SD: 3.9), and 69.2% took medication. In addition, 67.3% and 63.8% were satisfied/very satisfied with the care and the healthcare information they received, respectively. Individuals who reported headache (OR¼ 0.34) and feeling sad (OR ¼0.38) were least sat isfied with the care they received. In addition, CP sufferers who made greater use of consultationswere those who had left/lost their jobs (b ¼ 1.44), those who took medication (b ¼ 1.67), those who considered their pain affected their families (b ¼ 0.97) and those with a shorter duration of pain (b ¼  0.003).Conclusions: CP produces relevant demands on healthcare resources, conditioned by the consequen ces within the family and the effects on their employment. To achieve greater patient satisfaction, pro fessionals need to pay particular attention to certain sites of pain and to patients’ mental health.
PB Taylor and Francis Ltd
SN 1473-4877
YR 2016
FD 2016
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/30648
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/30648
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 21-sep-2026