Ms. A.M. Taylor, et al reply
| Autor: | Vibeke Strand, Justin O. Taylor, Philip G. Conaghan, Philip J. Mease, Ulrike Kaiser, Ann Margaret Taylor, Jasvinder A. Singh, Peter Tugwell, Lee S. Simon, Ernest Choy |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
030203 arthritis & rheumatology
Response rate (survey) Psychotherapist business.industry media_common.quotation_subject Immunology Chronic pain medicine.disease 030227 psychiatry 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Rheumatology Voting Immunology and Allergy Medicine business media_common |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of Rheumatology. 43:826.2-827 |
| ISSN: | 1499-2752 0315-162X |
| DOI: | 10.3899/jrheum.151456 |
| Popis: | To the Editor: We thank Drs. Ruan and Kaye for their comments1 on our paper2. The topic is important, so further debate over what chronic pain (CP) is helps to refine our thinking. Voting was undertaken using a computerized, button-press system and the responses were therefore accurately recorded. Rather than being surprised at the 9% response rate that CP is a “disease,” we felt that the 31% who responded “none of the above” was more puzzling. On reflection, it may be that the cases presented around what CP actually is could have been stronger or that it was a relatively new concept to ask participants to change their existing opinion that CP is a symptom, to one that embraces pain as a disease, and hence participants were left … Address correspondence to Dr. A.M. Taylor, Centre for Medical Education, Cardiff University, Heath Park Site, Cardiff CF14 4XN, UK. E-mail:TaylorAM{at}cardiff.ac.uk |
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