Chronic Pain, Disabilities Multiple, Injuries, Social Functioning
Conditions
Keywords
Injury Claim, Disability Claim
Brief summary
Chronic pain is associated with injuries and disabilities. This prospective observational study explores the injury or disability claims made by chronic pain patients. It evaluates the socio-demographics of the patient population. It explores the impact of pain clinic services on the patients' injury rehabilitation, insurance claim outcome, and socioeconomic situation.
Detailed description
Chronic pain is associated with injuries, disabilities, psychological disorders, and unemployment. Chronic pain patients usually make insurance claims for injury, disability, and unemployment. This prospective observational study explores the injury, disability, and compensation claims made by chronic pain patients. The study evaluates the socio-demographics of the patient population; including their gender, age, ethnicity, occupation, employment status, income, education level, family status, and home location. It explores the impact of pain clinic services on the patients' injury rehabilitation course, insurance claim outcome, and socioeconomic situation.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALBehavioral and supportive therapy
Behavioral and supportive therapy
Sponsors
Salem Anaesthesia Pain Clinic
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to 99 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* adult chronic pain patients * patients with injury claim
Exclusion criteria
* pediatric patients * patients without injury claim
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of patients who had injury insurance claims approved | 12 months | Percentage of patients with successful insurance claim approval |
Countries
Canada
Contacts
Primary ContactOlumuyiwa Bamgbade, MD,FRCPC
Backup ContactOlu Bamgbade, MD,FRCPC
Outcome results
None listed