Nursing Care for Patients with Chronic Pain

Dear Colleagues,

Chronic pain is defined as pain that lasts or recurs for more than three to six months. It is a complex and multifactorial condition that impacts an individual's physical, emotional, and social well-being. The current literature on the subject of chronic pain highlights that it is a global public health issue, with significant impacts on individuals and society as a whole. Studies indicate that chronic pain can significantly reduce quality of life, limiting daily activities and work capacity and contributing to the development of anxiety and depression. In Croatia, as in other countries, chronic pain represents a significant health and economic burden.

There are various approaches to the treatment and management of chronic pain, including pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods. The effectiveness of these methods can vary, and a multidisciplinary approach is often considered the most effective in improving patients' quality of life.

We invite you to contribute to the Special Issue “Nursing Care for Patients with Chronic Pain’’ in Nursing Reports. We aim to gather scientific work from across the world on this important topic. Chronic pain is a highly researched topic, but it remains one of the key issues in healthcare systems. With this Special Issue, we will highlight the role of nurses in the treatment of chronic pain, malignant or non-malignant, and present nursing research.

Dr. Adriano Friganovic
Dr. Biljana Filipovic
Dr. Irena Kovačević
Guest Editors

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• nursing care
• pain
• chronic
• malignant
• non-malignant
• quality of life
• end-of-life care