Demographic characteristics of patients of the center for pain treatment

Abstract

The treatment of chronic pain is one of the most important and unresolved medical problems in the world. The aim of the study was to assess the demographic characteristics of patients with chronic pain who applied to a specialized center for the treatment of pain syndromes of Federal Siberian Research Clinical Centre FMBA of Russia.
 Material and methods. A retrospective analysis of 316 outpatient patient records was performed. The demographic characteristics of the patients, the frequency of types of pain syndromes and the results of the examination (PainDetect questionnaire, visual analogue scale) were evaluated.
 Results. The age of patients ranged from 18 to 90 years, while patients with working age accounted for 56.7% of the total. The number of women significantly exceeded the number of men: 68.4% vs 31.6%. More than 70% of cases were diagnosed with chronic pain. 73% of patients had lower back pain, radicular and facet pain syndromes were recorded in 34.6% and 36.7%, respectively.
 Conclusion. Significantly more often women sought help. 70% of patients were diagnosed with chronic pain. The most common radicular and facet pain syndromes.