Abstract
Compassion and Cultural Transformation in Chronic Pain
Highlights
Imperative that we examine cultural, technological and political influences on the provision of compassionate care in medicine
Work by Hayes et al (1) has shown that 23% of general practitioners and 12% of specialists characterize fibromyalgia patients as ‘malingerers’
As policy makers engage in the renewal maelstrom of the Canadian health care system, we must put forward the needs of patients in pain and the “devastating effects of this whole-person experience” (2)
Summary
Work by Hayes et al (1) has shown that 23% of general practitioners and 12% of specialists characterize fibromyalgia patients as ‘malingerers’. These quotes are a challenge to those who believe that increased pharmaceutical and technological approaches will bring a global solution to the management of disease. According to a recent article in the New England Journal of Medicine, “The scope of the problems of management in chronic pain is daunting, and the limitations in knowledge and education of health care professionals are glaring” (4).
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