Systematic Review of Multidisciplinary Chronic Pain Treatment Facilities

Table 2

Availability and caseload of pain treatment facilities.

Author(s) (year)	Pain facility per population	New consultation appointments per facility per month	Follow-up appointments per facility per month	Appointments per facility per month
Australia
Hogg et al. (2012) [20]	1 per 310,000 people	Range = 24.92–36.75	—	—
Canada
Peng et al. (2007) [21]	—	Mdn = 2.58	Mdn = 37.50	—
Peng et al. (2007) [18]	1 per 258,000 people	M = 37.58	M = 432.19	—
Veillette et al. (2005) [22]	—	M = 16	M = 74	—
Italy
De Benedittis and Lorenzetti (1989) [23]	—	—	—	M = 164.58
United Kingdom
Clinical Standards Advisory Group (2000) [25]	—	Average = 35	Average = 21	—
Dr. Foster & the Pain Society (2003) [26]	—	—	—	Range = 15–750
National Pain Audit (2011) [27]	Range = 0.27–0.50 per 100,000 people	—	—	—
United States
Castel et al. (2009) [29]	—	—	—	M = 1244.10, Mdn = 709.05
Hickling et al. (1985) [31]	—	M = 36.1	M = 74.3	—

Note. Information on incidence and caseload was not available for Bisset [24], Csordas and Clark [30], National Pain Audit [28], and Peng et al. [17].
Divided by 12 to provide a monthly estimate since annual appointments were reported in source paper.
Divided by the number of pain treatment services surveyed since the total number of appointments was reported in the source paper.
Multiplied by 4.35 to provide a monthly estimate since weekly appointments were reported in source paper.