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Raising Awareness on the Clinical and Social Relevance of Adequate Chronic Pain Care

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  • Silvia Natoli

    (Department of Clinical Science and Translational Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Roma, Italy
    IRCCS Maugeri, 27100 Pavia, Italy)

  • Alessandro Vittori

    (Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, ARCO Roma, Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, IRCCS, 00165 Rome, Italy)

  • Marco Cascella

    (Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Istituto Nazionale Tumori-IRCCS, Fondazione Pascale, 80131 Naples, Italy)

  • Massimo Innamorato

    (Department of Neuroscience, Pain Unit, Santa Maria delle Croci Hospital, AUSL Romagna, 48121 Ravenna, Italy)

  • Gabriele Finco

    (Intensive Care Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Cagliari, 09042 Monserrato, Italy
    Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, 09042 Monserrato, Italy)

  • Antonino Giarratano

    (Department of Surgical, Oncological, and Oral Science (Di.Chir.On.S.), University of Palermo, 90133 Palermo, Italy
    Department of Anesthesia, Intensive Care and Emergency, Policlinico Paolo Giaccone, 90127 Palermo, Italy)

  • Franco Marinangeli

    (Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Treatment, University of L’Aquila, 67100 L’Aquila, Italy)

  • Arturo Cuomo

    (Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Istituto Nazionale Tumori-IRCCS, Fondazione Pascale, 80131 Naples, Italy)

Abstract

Appropriate pain care should be regarded as a right and effectively guaranteed to people with chronic pain (CP). Law 38, enacted in Italy in 2010, establishes the citizen’s right not to suffer. Twelve years later, such right appears still disregarded in Italy and the current access to adequate pain care reveals significant shortcomings. In addition, a mismatch between CP-associated burden and the available healthcare resources in the framework of our national health system has been observed. This article gathers the perspectives of a Board of Italian anesthesiologists on the state of the art of CP management in Italy and aims at strengthening the scientific rationale and clinical relevance of pursuing the enforceability of the right not to suffer and at promoting widespread multidisciplinary care of patients with CP.

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  • Silvia Natoli & Alessandro Vittori & Marco Cascella & Massimo Innamorato & Gabriele Finco & Antonino Giarratano & Franco Marinangeli & Arturo Cuomo, 2022. "Raising Awareness on the Clinical and Social Relevance of Adequate Chronic Pain Care," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(1), pages 1-11, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:20:y:2022:i:1:p:551-:d:1018631
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    1. Francesco Amato & Silvia Ceniti & Sara Laurita & Erika Pasceri & Roberto Guarasci & Francesca Parisi & Luciano Parrilla & Giuseppina Panizzoli & Anna Perri, 2021. "Analysis on chronic pain management: Focus on the Italian network," International Journal of Health Planning and Management, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 36(1), pages 151-157, January.
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