Physician consultation rates and characteristics among workers with chronic pain or headache who participated in a behavioural change program: a retrospective database analysis using real-world healthcare data.
Kazutaka NozawaSatoshi MatsuyamaShingo HigaYuji YamamotoYuko AsamiPublished in: BMJ open (2022)
Given that the individuals did not regularly consult physicians before the programme despite reporting substantial symptoms, our results suggest the potential benefit of educational programmes encouraging physician consultation. Further studies are required to evaluate how to effectively implement such educational programmes via healthcare insurers to reduce the burden of pain symptoms and overall medical costs.
Keyphrases
- chronic pain
- healthcare
- primary care
- palliative care
- emergency department
- pain management
- adverse drug
- sleep quality
- electronic health record
- quality improvement
- big data
- study protocol
- clinical trial
- randomized controlled trial
- neuropathic pain
- spinal cord
- physical activity
- case control
- depressive symptoms
- risk factors
- artificial intelligence
- deep learning
- social media
- drug induced