Clinical Characteristics, Patient-Reported Outcomes, and Previous Therapeutic Management of Patients with Uncontrolled Neuropathic Pain Referred to Pain Clinics
Table 9
Disability (WHO-DAS II) by specialty.
Characteristic
Overall
Primary care
Traumatology
Neurology
Neurosurgery
Rehabilitation
Rheumatology
Other surgeries
Other specialties
WHO-DAS II H1-H5
Overall health (Bad/very bad), %
48.9
44.9
49.6
52.7
56.6
45.7
53.5
36.4
51.0
Interference with life (Severe/extreme), %
45.3
36.3
49.3
51.0
47.0
44.1
50.0
31.5
46.8
Duration of difficulties (days), mean ± SD
Days totally unable to carry out usual activities/work, mean ± SD
Days cutting back or reducing usual activities/work
WHO-DAS II dimensions, mean ± SD
Understanding and communicating
Getting around
Self-care
Getting along with people
Life activities, household
Life activities, work
Participation in society
SD: standard deviation; WHO-DAS II: World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule II.