title: Characteristics of patients with chronic pain.
abstract: We describe the characteristics which patients with chronic pain ascribe to themselves and present some of the data we have gathered in the areas of demographics, economic and family problems, difficulty in rehabilitation, and the failure of treatment methods such as surgery and medications to provide relief. We compared the responses of men and women and found significant differences in sexual difficulties and pain relief from nerve blocks.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009407:Nerve Block; D010146:Pain / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery; D012725:Sexual Behavior