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Investigating Pain-Related Avoidance Behavior using a Robotic Arm-Reaching Paradigm
Published on: October 3, 2020
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M N Berliner1, M Stumpf, K Bornhövd
1Klinik für Physikalische Medizin und Rehabilitation, HELIOS Klinikum Berlin-Buch.
Abstract:
Patients' compliance or adherence to medical therapy recommendations has been identified to be a pivotal element in achievement of treatment success. Nonadherence is a commonly-found phenomenon among patients suffering chronic pain. Its negative impact on the individual health status and on health systems has put forth strategies to improve adherence in the therapy of chronicpain. These include the use of medications with reliable and high efficacy combined with low rate and severity of side effects, limited need of medication to manage breakthrough pain as well as the reduction of application frequency.
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