RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Is Chronic Pain a Disease in Its Own Right? Discussions from a Pre-OMERACT 2014 Workshop on Chronic Pain
JF The Journal of Rheumatology
JO J Rheumatol
FD The Journal of Rheumatology
SP 1947
OP 1953
DO 10.3899/jrheum.141328
VO 42
IS 10
A1 Taylor, Ann M.
A1 Phillips, Kristine
A1 Taylor, Justin O.
A1 Singh, Jasvinder A.
A1 Conaghan, Philip G.
A1 Choy, Ernest H.
A1 Tugwell, Peter S.
A1 Kaiser, Ulrike
A1 Strand, Vibeke
A1 Simon, Lee S.
A1 Mease, Philip J.
YR 2015
UL http://www.jrheum.org/content/42/10/1947.abstract
AB At the pain workshop held prior to the Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) 12 conference, chronic nonmalignant pain (CP) as a “disease” was discussed, in response to growing interest in this concept and in terms of the effect on the OMERACT Filter 2.0 framework. CP is often assessed as a unidimensional outcome measure; however, if CP is a disease, then outcome measures need to define the disease state and identify all its manifestations as well as its effects, as specified by Filter 2.0. The aim was to write a discussion piece, reflecting the workshop contributions and debate, as an important step in opening a dialogue around future OMERACT Filter 2.0 Framework developments.