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Sharma S, Birnie KA, Wang S, Fernandes Gomes FI, Gibbs JL, Mittinty MM. The value of the International Association for the Study of Pain to career development: perspectives of trainee and early career members. Pain 2023; 164:S31-S38. [PMID: 37831958 DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2023] [Accepted: 08/14/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023]
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ABSTRACT Supporting its young members has been a key priority of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) for the past 5 decades. The IASP, along with its federations, chapters, and special interest groups, has provided benefits to its trainee and early career members for their career development. This article summarizes various key IASP initiatives and benefits offered to IASP members and how these benefits have positively impacted their careers, including examples from the authors of this article. Suggestions are made for future directions that the IASP could implement to enhance the value provided to its trainee and early career members, which will in turn contribute to IASP achieving its mission to stimulate and support the study of pain and to translate that knowledge into improved pain relief worldwide.
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- Saurab Sharma
- School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
- Centre for Pain IMPACT, Neuroscience Research Australia, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
- Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Global Health Research Centre, Division of Natural and Applied Sciences, Duke Kunshan University, Jiangsu, China
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- Center for Research in Inflammatory Diseases (CRID), Department of Pharmacology, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil
- Department of Neurology and Center for Neuroscience and Regeneration Research, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States
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- Department of Restorative Dentistry and Biomaterial Sciences, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, United States
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Gill TK, Mittinty MM, March LM, Steinmetz JD, Culbreth GT, Cross M, Kopec JA, Woolf AD, Haile LM, Hagins H, Ong KL, Kopansky-Giles DR, Dreinhoefer KE, Betteridge N, Abbasian M, Abbasifard M, Abedi K, Adesina MA, Aithala JP, Akbarzadeh-Khiavi M, Al Thaher Y, Alalwan TA, Alzahrani H, Amiri S, Antony B, Arabloo J, Aravkin AY, Arumugam A, Aryal KK, Athari SS, Atreya A, Baghdadi S, Bardhan M, Barrero LH, Bearne LM, Bekele AB, Bensenor IM, Bhardwaj P, Bhatti R, Bijani A, Bordianu T, Bouaoud S, Briggs AM, Cheema HA, Christensen SWM, Chukwu IS, Clarsen B, Dai X, de Luca K, Desye B, Dhimal M, Do TC, Fagbamigbe AF, Farokh Forghani S, Ferreira N, Ganesan B, Gebrehiwot M, Ghashghaee A, Graham SM, Harlianto NI, Hartvigsen J, Hasaballah AI, Hasanian M, Hassen MB, Hay SI, Heidari M, Hsiao AK, Ilic IM, Jokar M, Khajuria H, Khan MJ, Khanal P, Khateri S, Kiadaliri A, Kim MS, Kisa A, Kolahi AA, Krishan K, Krishnamoorthy V, Landires I, Larijani B, Le TTT, Lee YH, Lim SS, Lo J, Madani SP, Malagón-Rojas JN, Malik I, Marateb HR, Mathew AJ, Meretoja TJ, Mesregah MK, Mestrovic T, Mirahmadi A, Misganaw A, Mohaghegh S, Mokdad AH, Momenzadeh K, Momtazmanesh S, Monasta L, Moni MA, Moradi Y, Mostafavi E, Muhammad JS, Murray CJL, Muthu S, Nargus S, Nassereldine H, Neupane S, Niazi RK, Oh IH, Okati-Aliabad H, Oulhaj A, Pacheco-Barrios K, Park S, Patel J, Pawar S, Pedersini P, Peres MFP, Petcu IR, Petermann-Rocha FE, Poursadeqiyan M, Qattea I, Qureshi MF, Rafferty Q, Rahimi-Dehgolan S, Rahman M, Ramasamy SK, Rashedi V, Redwan EMM, Ribeiro DC, Roever L, Safary A, Sagoe D, Saheb Sharif-Askari F, Sahebkar A, Salehi S, Shafaat A, Shahabi S, Sharma S, Shashamo BB, Shiri R, Singh A, Slater H, Smith AE, Sunuwar DR, Tabish M, Tharwat S, Ullah I, Valadan Tahbaz S, Vasankari TJ, Villafañe JH, Vollset SE, Wiangkham T, Yonemoto N, You Y, Zare I, Zheng P, Vos T, Brooks PM. Global, regional, and national burden of other musculoskeletal disorders, 1990-2020, and projections to 2050: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. Lancet Rheumatol 2023; 5:e670-e682. [PMID: 37927903 PMCID: PMC10620749 DOI: 10.1016/s2665-9913(23)00232-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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Background Musculoskeletal disorders include more than 150 different conditions affecting joints, muscles, bones, ligaments, tendons, and the spine. To capture all health loss from death and disability due to musculoskeletal disorders, the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) includes a residual musculoskeletal category for conditions other than osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, low back pain, and neck pain. This category is called other musculoskeletal disorders and includes, for example, systemic lupus erythematosus and spondylopathies. We provide updated estimates of the prevalence, mortality, and disability attributable to other musculoskeletal disorders and forecasted prevalence to 2050. Methods Prevalence of other musculoskeletal disorders was estimated in 204 countries and territories from 1990 to 2020 using data from 68 sources across 23 countries from which subtraction of cases of rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, low back pain, neck pain, and gout from the total number of cases of musculoskeletal disorders was possible. Data were analysed with Bayesian meta-regression models to estimate prevalence by year, age, sex, and location. Years lived with disability (YLDs) were estimated from prevalence and disability weights. Mortality attributed to other musculoskeletal disorders was estimated using vital registration data. Prevalence was forecast to 2050 by regressing prevalence estimates from 1990 to 2020 with Socio-demographic Index as a predictor, then multiplying by population forecasts. Findings Globally, 494 million (95% uncertainty interval 431-564) people had other musculoskeletal disorders in 2020, an increase of 123·4% (116·9-129·3) in total cases from 221 million (192-253) in 1990. Cases of other musculoskeletal disorders are projected to increase by 115% (107-124) from 2020 to 2050, to an estimated 1060 million (95% UI 964-1170) prevalent cases in 2050; most regions were projected to have at least a 50% increase in cases between 2020 and 2050. The global age-standardised prevalence of other musculoskeletal disorders was 47·4% (44·9-49·4) higher in females than in males and increased with age to a peak at 65-69 years in male and female sexes. In 2020, other musculoskeletal disorders was the sixth ranked cause of YLDs globally (42·7 million [29·4-60·0]) and was associated with 83 100 deaths (73 600-91 600). Interpretation Other musculoskeletal disorders were responsible for a large number of global YLDs in 2020. Until individual conditions and risk factors are more explicitly quantified, policy responses to this burden remain a challenge. Temporal trends and geographical differences in estimates of non-fatal disease burden should not be overinterpreted as they are based on sparse, low-quality data. Funding Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
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Mittinty MM, Lee JY, Walton DM, El-Omar EM, Elliott JM. Integrating the Gut Microbiome and Stress-Diathesis to Explore Post-Trauma Recovery: An Updated Model. Pathogens 2022; 11:pathogens11070716. [PMID: 35889962 PMCID: PMC9323039 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens11070716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2022] [Revised: 06/10/2022] [Accepted: 06/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Musculoskeletal conditions of traumatic and non-traumatic origin represent an ongoing health challenge. While the last three decades have seen significant advancement in our understanding of musculoskeletal conditions, the mechanisms of a delayed or lack of recovery are still a mystery. Here, we present an expansion of the integrated stress-diathesis model through the inclusion of the gut microbiome. Connecting the microbiome with known adverse neurobiologic, microbiologic and pathophysiologic sequelae following an injury, trauma or stressful event may help improve our knowledge of the pathogenesis of poor recovery. Such knowledge could provide a foundation for the exploration and development of more effective interventions to prevent the transition from acute to chronic pain.
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- Manasi Murthy Mittinty
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2065, Australia
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +61-2-9463-1516
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- School of Physical Therapy, Western University, London, ON N6G 1H1, Canada; (J.Y.L.); (D.M.W.)
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- School of Physical Therapy, Western University, London, ON N6G 1H1, Canada; (J.Y.L.); (D.M.W.)
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- UNSW Microbiome Research Centre, St George and Sutherland Clinical Campuses, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia;
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- School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The Kolling Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2065, Australia;
- The Northern Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
- Department of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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Mittinty MM, Santiago PHR, Jamieson L. Assessment of Pain-Related Fear in Indigenous Australian Populations Using the Fear of Pain Questionnaire-9 (FPQ-9). Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022; 19:ijerph19106256. [PMID: 35627793 PMCID: PMC9141503 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19106256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2022] [Revised: 05/14/2022] [Accepted: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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In this study, we examined the psychometric properties of the Fear of Pain Questionnaire (FPQ-9) in Indigenous Australian people. FPQ-9, a shorter version of the original Fear of Pain Questionnaire-III, was developed to support the demand for more concise scales with faster administration time in the clinical and research setting. The psychometric properties of FPQ-9 in Indigenous Australian participants (n = 735) were evaluated with network psychometrics, such as dimensionality, model fit, internal consistency and reliability, measurement invariance, and criterion validity. Our findings indicated that the original FPQ-9 three-factor structure had a poor fit and did not adequately capture pain-related fear in Indigenous Australian people. On removal of two cross-loading items, an adapted version Indigenous Australian Fear of Pain Questionnaire-7 (IA-FPQ-7) displayed good fit and construct validity and reliability for assessing fear of pain in a sample of Indigenous Australian people. The IA-FPQ-7 scale could be used to better understand the role and impact of fear of pain in Indigenous Australian people living with chronic pain. This could allow for more tailored and timely interventions for managing pain in Indigenous Australian communities.
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- Manasi Murthy Mittinty
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, St Leonards, NSW 2050, Australia
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +61-088-3134-611
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- Indigenous Oral Health Unit, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia; (P.H.R.S.); (L.J.)
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- Indigenous Oral Health Unit, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia; (P.H.R.S.); (L.J.)
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Mittinty MM, Hedges J, Jamieson L. Building evidence to reduce inequities in management of pain for Indigenous Australian people. Scand J Pain 2022; 22:356-364. [PMID: 34898133 DOI: 10.1515/sjpain-2021-0173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2021] [Accepted: 11/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Pain is a universal experience which each person encounters differently, guided by the psycho-socio-environmental context in which it occurs. Although more research is underway yet very little is known about pain from Indigenous Australian perspective. Therefore, this study aims to examine, experience of pain and coping, and utility of three measures: Brief Pain Inventory short form, McGill Pain Questionnaire and Numerical rating scale, from Indigenous South Australian people perspective. METHODS Thirteen in-person interviews were conducted which lasted around 90 min and were audio-recorded. The transcripts were coded and analysed thematically with NVivo. RESULTS Six key themes were identified; 1: Spiritual conceptualisation of pain; 2: Frequent experience of trauma and injury; 3: Influence of familial history of pain; 4: Acceptance of pain as normal; 5: Outlook on biomedical management of pain; 6: Preference for non-pharmacological management of pain. Also, the three measures did not fully capture pain from an Indigenous Australian perspective which is more deeply rooted in a bio-psycho-socio-spiritual context which is cardinal to conceptualization of health and wellbeing in Indigenous Australian communities. CONCLUSIONS Findings highlight some commonalities as well as unique differences between Indigenous experiences of pain as compared to non-Indigenous. Factors such as spiritual connection with pain, grief and loss, history of trauma and injury, fear of addiction to pain medication and exposure to pain from early childhood had important implications for how participants viewed pain.
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- Manasi Murthy Mittinty
- Pain Management and Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Northern Clinical School, School of Medicine, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Indigenous Oral Health, Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health, Adelaide Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Indigenous Oral Health, Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health, Adelaide Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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OBJECTIVE To systematically map and synthesise the literature on older adults' perceptions and experiences of integrated care. SETTING Various healthcare settings, including primary care, hospitals, allied health practices and emergency departments. PARTICIPANTS Adults aged ≥60 years. INTERVENTIONS Integrated (or similarly coordinated) healthcare. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES Using scoping review methodology, four electronic databases (EMBASE, CINAHL, PubMed and ProQuest Dissertation and Theses) and the grey literature (Open Grey and Google Scholar) were searched to identify studies reporting on older adults' experiences of integrated care. Studies reporting on empirical, interpretive and critical research using any type of methodology were included. Four independent reviewers performed study selection, data extraction and analysis. RESULTS The initial search retrieved 436 articles, of which 30 were included in this review. Patients expressed a desire for continuity, both in terms of care relationships and management, seamless transitions between care services and/or settings, and coordinated care that delivers quick access, effective treatment, self-care support, respect for patient preferences, and involves carers and families. CONCLUSIONS Participants across the studies desired accessible, efficient and coordinated care that caters to their needs and preferences, while keeping in mind their rights and safety. This review highlights the salience of the relational, informational and organisational aspects of care from an older person's perspective. Findings are transferable and could be applied in various healthcare settings to derive patient-centred success measures that reflect the aspects of integrated care that are deemed important to older adults and their supporters.
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- Michael T Lawless
- College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia
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- Adelaide Nursing School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Pain Management Research Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Adelaide Nursing School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Harvey G, Dollard J, Marshall A, Mittinty MM. Creating the Right Sort of Ship to Achieve Integrated Care: A Response to Recent Commentaries. Int J Health Policy Manag 2019; 8:317-318. [PMID: 31204449 PMCID: PMC6571490 DOI: 10.15171/ijhpm.2019.04] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2019] [Accepted: 01/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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- Gill Harvey
- Adelaide Nursing School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Adelaide Nursing School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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Mittinty MM. Vitamin D testing: finding a balance. Clin Rheumatol 2018; 37:1737. [DOI: 10.1007/s10067-018-4039-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2018] [Accepted: 02/13/2018] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Harvey G, Dollard J, Marshall A, Mittinty MM. Achieving Integrated Care for Older People: Shuffling the Deckchairs or Making the System Watertight For the Future? Int J Health Policy Manag 2018; 7:290-293. [PMID: 29626395 PMCID: PMC5949218 DOI: 10.15171/ijhpm.2017.144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2017] [Accepted: 12/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Integrated care has been recognised as a key initiative to resolve the issues surrounding care for older people living with multi-morbidity. Multiple strategies and policies have been implemented to increase coordination of care globally however, evidence of effectiveness remains mixed. The reasons for this are complex and multifactorial, yet many strategies deal with parts of the problem rather than taking a whole systems view with the older person clearly at the centre. This approach of fixing parts of the system may be akin to shuffling the deckchairson the Titanic, rather than dealing with the fundamental reasons why the ship is sinking. Attempts to make the ship more watertight need to be firmly centred on the older person, pay close attention to implementation and embrace approaches that promote collaborative working between all the stakeholders involved.
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- Gill Harvey
- Adelaide Nursing School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Adelaide Nursing School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Adelaide Nursing School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia.,Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health, Adelaide Dental School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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Mittinty MM, McNeil DW, Jamieson LM. Limited evidence to measure the impact of chronic pain on health outcomes of Indigenous people. J Psychosom Res 2018; 107:53-54. [PMID: 29502764 PMCID: PMC5929123 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2018.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2018] [Accepted: 02/01/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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- Department of Psychology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, USA
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- Indigenous Oral Health Unit, The University of Adelaide, Australia
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INTRODUCTION According to the 2013 WHO Global Forum on Innovation for Ageing Populations, disabilities and morbidities associated with ageing could be minimised by accessing preventive care. One way of improving the management of multimorbidity in the older population is through the provision of 'integrated care'. Although integrated care means different things to different people, it typically symbolises continuity in care, thus preventing older patients' from falling through gaps in the health care system. Many initiatives have attempted to improve the integration of care; however, these are typically designed from a particular policy or system perspective. Relatively little is known about patient expectations and experiences of integrated care, which is vital for developing and implementing better models of care. The proposed scoping review aims to map literature on older patients'' views, expectations, experiences and perspectives of integrated care. METHODS AND ANALYSIS Multiple electronic databases including PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, PsychInfo, Google Scholar, Cochrane Library, CINAHL and ProQuest Dissertations will be searched for appropriate articles between August and December 2017. Reference lists of selected articles will also be searched for similar articles. Two experienced researchers will conduct an initial search of the literature to identify relevant articles. Abstracts of the identified articles will be reviewed collectively by two researchers to identify potential further studies. Full texts of the potential studies will be sourced and screened for the inclusion criteria. Appropriate qualitative and quantitative methods will be used to extract data from each included study. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION The scoping review will synthesise findings from studies reporting on patients' views and expectations of integrated care. This review expects to find information relating to facilitators and barriers of integrated care from an older person's perspective. The findings from the review will be applied when working with stakeholders representing older people, healthcare, aged care and community providers, researchers and policy makers to develop and evaluate a more locally tailored and person-centred approach to integrated care.
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- Adelaide Nursing School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- Adelaide Nursing School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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Mittinty MM, Brennan DS, Randall CL, McNeil DW, Mittinty MN, Jamieson L. Influence of Fear of Pain and Coping Strategies on Health-Related Quality of Life and Patient-Anticipated Outcomes in Patients With Chronic Pain: Cross-Sectional Study Protocol. JMIR Res Protoc 2017; 6:e176. [PMID: 28887293 PMCID: PMC5610352 DOI: 10.2196/resprot.8205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2017] [Accepted: 07/15/2017] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Background Fear of pain and coping strategies are emotional-behavioral responses to pain and are known to play an important role in the development and maintenance of pain. It is highly likely that fear of pain and coping strategies influence each other, potentially affecting the course of chronic pain. To our knowledge, the relationship between pain, fear of pain and coping strategies, and how they influence patient-anticipated outcomes and health-related quality of life, have not been investigated. Objective The aims of this study are to test (1) if both fear of pain and/or coping strategies are sufficient causes for maintaining pain; and (2) whether fear of pain influences coping strategies and pain intensity. The study will also examine the impact of fear of pain and coping strategies on health-related quality of life and patient-anticipated outcomes. Methods The cross-sectional study will be conducted using an online survey. The Fear of Pain Questionnaire-III (FPQ-III), the Brief Coping Inventory (COPE), and EuroQoL-5d (EQ-5D) validated questionnaires will be used to collect data. Information pertaining to demographic factors, pain-related factors, and patient-anticipated outcomes will also be collected. The study has ethics approval from the Human Research Ethics Committee of the University of Adelaide. Study participants will be individuals aged 18 years and above who are experiencing chronic pain (ie, pain lasting more than 6 months). Effect measure modification technique (EMMM) will be used to examine if fear of pain acts as a moderator or mediator between coping strategies and pain. Simple and multinomial logistic regression analysis will be used to examine the effect of fear of pain and coping strategies on health-related quality of life and patient-anticipated outcomes. Results Recruitment began July 2017 and it is anticipated that data collection will be completed by October 2017. Findings from this study will help to extend our understanding of fear of pain and coping strategies, their interaction, and their impact on health-related quality of life and patient-anticipated outcomes. Conclusions Fear of pain and coping strategies have significant influence on the experience of chronic pain and its course. This study will help enhance our understanding of the relationship between fear of pain and coping strategies, which may help in developing patient-centered care practices.
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- Manasi Murthy Mittinty
- Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health, Adelaide Dental School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health, Adelaide Dental School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- Department of Psychology, Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, West Virginia University, West Virginia, United States
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- Department of Dental Practice and Rural Health, School of Dentistry, West Virginia University, West Virginia, United States
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- School of Public Health, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health, Adelaide Dental School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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