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Health care utilisation among individuals reporting long‐term pain: an epidemiological study based on Danish National Health Surveys

Eriksen, Jørgen, Sjøgren, Per, Ekholm, Ola, Rasmussen, Niels K.·2004·European Journal of Pain
DOI 10.1016/j.ejpain.2003.12.001
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Individuals reporting long‐term pain in the 1994 and 2000 Danish Health and Morbidity Surveys, which included random samples of 6000 and 16,684 persons respectively, were investigated concerning their use of the health care systems. A considerably higher use was observed in the pain population in the primary as well as the secondary health care sector, compared with a no pain control group. In 1994, individuals reporting long‐term pain had on average 12.8 contacts per year to the primary health care sector compared with 7.3 for the control group. Use of secondary health care sector as estimated by hospital admission frequency and number of in‐hospital days was not only significantly higher for the pain group but showed also an increasing tendency during the periods investigated (1991–1997). Women used the health care system significantly more than men, whereas age did not seem to influence. In conclusion, individuals reporting long‐term/chronic pain have a significantly higher use of the health care system than individuals without long‐term/chronic pain complaints. Reasons may be ascribed to within‐patient factors, factors within the health care system (insufficient knowledge on chronic pain resulting in the seeking after a somatic diagnosis, and difficulties in recognizing the endpoint of reasonable treatment attempts), and societal factors (legislation on disability and compensation).

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  • Patients with chronic pain have a considerably higher level of use of emergency and unscheduled care than patients without chronic pain.

    “They also have a considerably higher level of use of emergency and unscheduled care than patients without chronic pain [20, 21] risking a care plan dictated by short-term decision making rather than comprehensive oversight of their pain as a whole [22].”

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Authors
Eriksen, J., Sjøgren, P., Ekholm, O., & Rasmussen, N. K.
Affiliations
  • Rigshospitalet (DK)
  • Danish National Institute of Public Health (DK)
Corresponding author
Eriksen, Jørgen
ORCID
Venue
European Journal of Pain
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2004-12
Volume
8
Issue
6
Pages
517-523
ISSN
  • 1090-3801 (ISSN-L)
  • 1532-2149
DOI
10.1016/j.ejpain.2003.12.001
OpenAlex
W2003228014
Cited by
78
References
30
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FWCI
1.88
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor, 2597 d)
Locations
  • European Journal of Pain (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • University of Southern Denmark Research Portal (University of Southern Denmark) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Chronic Disease Management Strategies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine › Pain Management and Opioid Use
Keywords
chronic pain, health care utilization, primary care, secondary care, hospitalization, sex differences, disability law
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Chronic Disease, Data Collection, Denmark, Education, Family, Female, Health Resources, Hospitalization, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Pain, Sex Factors, Specialization

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