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Adult nursing
Hidden battle beyond the battlefield: unmasking chronic pain among military personnel
  1. Jiale Hu1,
  2. Xiaojing Qin2
  1. 1 Department of Nurse Anesthesia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA
  2. 2 College of Health Science, Rush University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
  1. Correspondence to Dr. Jiale Hu; jhu4{at}vcu.edu; Dr. Xiaojing Qin; xiaojing_qin{at}rush.edu

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebnurs-2023-103737

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    Commentary on: Bader CE, Flynn DM, Buckenmaier CC, McDonald CC, Meghani SH, Glaser D, Polomano RC. Patterns of Change in Pain-related Physical, Mental, and Social Health Outcomes in a Military Population. Pain Manag Nurs. 2023 Jun;24(3):265-272. doi: 10.1016/j.pmn.2023.01.002. Epub 2023 Feb 4.

    Implications for practice and research

    • Multivariable pain outcomes are essential for evaluating the effectiveness of pain treatment strategies among the military population.

    • Data repositories like Pain Assessment Screening Tool and Outcomes Registry (PASTOR) offer opportunities to collect and analyse data, improving the knowledge of pain-related issues and enhancing care for military personnel with chronic pain.

    Context

    Chronic pain is a significant concern for both active-duty military members and veterans, as they often face unique challenges and experiences that can contribute to both physical and psychological pain.1 It is estimated that military personnel experience a higher rate of chronic pain …

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    Footnotes

    • JH and XQ are joint first authors.

    • X @garyhu11

    • JH and XQ contributed equally.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Provenance and peer review Commissioned; internally peer reviewed.