The socioeconomic impact of chronic pain.
A concern with the socioeconomic effects of chronic nonmalignant pain, as well as the human aspects, inspired a search of the literature for evidence in this area. The review has identified three main areas of interest, socioeconomic statistics; pain prevalence in the community, and the quality of life issues. A selection of the literature is reviewed here under these headings, and the conclusion indicates possible areas for further work.
Latham
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University of Wales College of Medicine, School of Nursing Studies, Heath Park, Cardiff, UK.
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D000041:Absenteeism; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001416:Back Pain / Q000191:economics; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004651:Employment; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000191:economics*; D011788:Quality of Life; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D006113:United Kingdom