title: Satisfaction With Chronic Pain Treatment.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The effects of chronic pain (CP) on physical function and emotional and mental health of individuals, families, and community are well established. No adequate research is conducted in this field in Iran.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The current study aimed to assess the prevalence of CP, types of treatments used for CP and patients' satisfaction with the CP treatments in an Iranian urban population.
  
  
  METHODS
  In the current study, CP was investigated using the international CP questionnaire administered to 1,050 adults living in Shiraz, Iran. The questionnaire consisted of 28 questions used to evaluate the effects of CP on the studied population including the prevalence of CP, pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments for CP, and participants' satisfaction with CP treatments. All the statistical analyses were performed using SPSS software, version 18.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In the current study, 6.95% of the 1,050 subjects willing to participate in the study had CP for more than six months. According to the results, 54% of the subjects with CP used analgesics, mostly non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and narcotic analgesics. Besides, 37% of the subjects used other pain relief methods such as traditional medicine and acupuncture. The results also showed an acceptable rate of satisfaction with treatments.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The number of subjects with CP proved it as a prevalent problem in the study population. Furthermore, characteristics and associations of those experiencing CP demonstrated that it might have significant negative health and psychosocial outcomes in this group. The problem was found significant enough to consider special health programs to prevent and manage CP in urban population of Shiraz.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
authors.forename: Parisa
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Islami Parkoohi
authors.affiliation: Student Research Committee, Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
authors.forename: Kimia
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Amirzadeh
authors.affiliation: Sydney Adventist Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: Vahid
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mohabbati
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
authors.forename: Gholamreza
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Abdollahifard
keywords: Chronic Pain; Demographics; Satisfaction; Treatment