The biopsychosocial model of pain dominates the scientific community's understanding of
chronic pain. Indeed, the biopsychosocial approach describes pain and disability as a …

Little attention has been paid to the symptom management needs of patients with life-
threatening diseases other than cancer. In this study, we aimed to determine to what extent …

Objectives: The Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) is a short, self-administered questionnaire that
was developed for use in cancer patients. While most empirical research with the BPI has …

ContextFabry disease is a metabolic disorder without a specific treatment, caused by a
deficiency of the lysosomal enzyme α-galactosidase A (α-gal A). Most patients experience …

Defining Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Pain Management : Clinical Orthopaedics and Related
Research® Defining Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Pain Management : Clinical Orthopaedics …

The current paper provides a brief overview of research on the effects of race and ethnicity
on pain. More specifically, the article reviews the utility of the concepts of race and ethnicity …

The Brief Pain Inventory short form (BPI-sf) is a validated, widely used, self-administered
questionnaire developed to assess the severity of pain and the impact of pain on daily …

ContextLittle is known about the prevalence and characteristics of chronic pain among
patients with different types of chemical dependency. ObjectivesTo estimate the prevalence …

Introduction Pain is one of the most commonly reported symptoms in people living with
HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). However, wide ranges of pain prevalence have been reported, making …

The Brief Pain Inventory is a comprehensive instrument for pain assessment and has been
validated in several languages. A validated German version was not available until now …