Aspekte der Schmerzbehandlung: Eine Umfrage an deutschen Neurologieabteilungen
- Resource Type
- Original Paper
- Authors
- Gerbershagen, K.; Limmroth, V.
- Source
- Der Nervenarzt: Organ der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und NervenheilkundeOrgan der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Neurologie. August 2007 78(8):923-930
- Subject
- Schmerztherapie
Umfrage
Neurologie
Versorgungsqualität
Neurology
Pain therapy
Quality of care
Survey
- Language
- German
- ISSN
- 0028-2804
1433-0407
Summary:Background:The state of organized care of neurologic pain patients in Germany was to be established with the the help of our survey.Methods:A five-page questionnaire was sent to 391 neurologic department heads.Results:Nearly 60% of the departments participated in the survey. Almost all neurologic departments admit pain patients, especially for further diagnostics and neurologic treatment. These are accepted as important neurologic tasks. The quality of care is excellent. For the diagnostics of chronic pain, multidimensional questionnaires are used in nearly 64% of the departments and psychometric tests in almost 70%. Sixty percent of all units document the acute course of pain treatment. Follow-up examinations are performed in 26% of all hospitals.Conclusion:Structures exist concerning diagnostics and therapy for neurological in- and outpatients with pain. Care procedures for inpatients with pain need improvement. Outcome is seldom documented.