The Arthritis Foundation Survey found 100% of participants reported experiencing some kind of pain in the last 7 days.
The article emphasizes that newer insights regarding data related to pain: “…should serve as a jump-off point for a deeper conversation, because pain can mean different things to different patients, according to Nelson.”
鈥淗ow we ask questions about pain is a problem in the research,鈥� she said. 鈥淲e are still not asking whether the聽pain is chronic or acute or surprising. We are just asking if it is moderate or severe.鈥�
The article, which was published in Healio Rheumatology, goes on to state that some clinicians may not be asking about pain at all.
鈥淲e spend a lot of time in any given visit asking about inflamed joints and seeing if they have progression of disease,鈥� Nelson said. 鈥淲e need to rethink the conversation.鈥�
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