Variable Outcomes
The following is a list of variable outcomes
- Pain characteristics (duration, frequency, intensity, etc) and impact on various aspects of daily living including sleep
- Specific pain diagnosis established by pain clinicians
- Psychological well-being (depression, suicide ideation) and pain catastrophizing tendency
- Health-related quality of life
- Medical history + consumption habits (cigarettes, alcohol, drug)
- Past and current pain treatment (pharmacological and non-pharmacological)
- Patient expectations re: pain treatment
- Patient global impression of change re: pain, functioning and quality of life, and treatment satisfaction
- Socio-demographics