La percezione del dolore cronico quale problema sanitario in due popolazioni con e senza esperienza di dolore cronico - Perception of chronic pain as a healthcare issue in two populations with and without chronic pain esperience

Abstract

Chronic pain is recognized today as a major healthcare issue. Notwithstanding the extent of the data available, public information concerning the treatment options for this condition remains unsatisfactory in Italy as in the rest of the world. During the seventh edition held in 2015 of the international Day “Hundred Cities against Pain” organized by Fondazione ISAL, a questionnaire has been distributed in order to investigate the perceptions and perspectives of people towards chronic pain prevention and treatment. In this work, the results of the survey are reported with the aim of shedding light on some issues related to the needs and perceptions of the citizens in relation to the disease of chronic pain and the access to treatment sanctioned by Italian law 38/2010.

Keywords

• Chronic pain
• questionnaire
• survey
• perceptions
• pain treatment
• Dolore cronico
• questionario
• indagine
• percezioni