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    The aim of this study was to compare the satisfaction and success of treatment for pain patients who were interdisciplinary (anaesthesiological, psychosomatic, neurological, orthopedic) treated or underwent neurological care alone. Methods We selected 183 patients who were treated in our neurological clinic and in our interdisciplinary pain management center (IST). Of these, 142 patients having polyneuropathy, headache or muskuloskelettal pain were included in the final analysis. 39 patients (27.5 %) were treated in the IST and 103 patients were treated exclusively by a neurologist. These patients were asked to complete a questionnaire, and were queried about the satisfaction and pain parameters. Results The neurological and multidisciplinary pain treatment led to a similar improvement in pain (p < 0.001). This effect was independent of the underlying disease. The interdisciplinary outpatient treatment resulted not primarily in an increased patient satisfaction. Conclusions The reduction of pain and patient satisfaction of neurological outpatient pain treatment were comparable with those of a multidisciplinary outpatient therapy. The only significant advantage of the interdisciplinary treatment was lower hospitalization rate after therapy. This result cannot evaluate the efficiency of inpatient or day hospital pain management, but suggests that in many cases a neurological outpatient pain therapy is sufficient, so that neurological outpatient care should be promoted. Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart ยท New York.

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    Fabiola Escolano-Lozano, Markus Breimhorst, Gilda Soltani, Rainer Schwab, Violeta Dimova, Frank Birklein, Tanja Schlereth. Neurological or interdisciplinary outpatient pain treatment: comparison of treatment success and satisfaction]. Fortschritte der Neurologie-Psychiatrie. 2017 Nov;85(11):683-689


    PMID: 29166692

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