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© The Author(s) 2024. Pain is a common symptom in people with inflammatory arthritis (IA), which has far-reaching impacts on their lives. Recent electronic health record studies demonstrate that UK-based pain care in people with IA commonly involves the prescribing of long-term opioids and gabapentinoids, despite an absence of trial evidence for their efficacy. Patient surveys suggest that non-pharmacological pain management is underused. A UK-specific guideline on pain management for people with IA is required to resolve this. This scoping document outlines the context and prioritized clinical questions for the first British Society for Rheumatology (BSR) guideline on pain management for people with IA. The guideline aims to provide evidence-based recommendations on how pain can be best managed in people with IA (including its assessment, and pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments), ensuring that people with IA in the UK are offered evidence-based pain management strategies. The guideline is for healthcare professionals involved in the care of people with IA of all ages and genders, people with IA and their families and carers, NHS managers and healthcare commissioners, and other relevant stakeholders such as patient organizations. It will be developed using the methods outlined in the BSR’s ‘Creating Clinical Guidelines’ protocol.
Author(s): Scott IC, Babatunde O, Barker C, Beesley R, Beesley R, Birkinshaw H, Brooke M, Chaplin H, Chapman L, Ciurtin C, Dale J, Dockrell D, Dures E, Harrison K, Jani M, Lee C, McCarron M, Mallen CD, O'Connor A, Pidgeon C, Pincus T, Pratt D, Prior Y, Raza K, Rutter-Locher Z, Sharma S, Shaw K, Small S, Smith T, Tiffin L, Tsigarides J, Xenophontos M, Shenker NG
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Rheumatology Advances in Practice
Year: 2024
Volume: 8
Issue: 4
Online publication date: 19/11/2024
Acceptance date: 04/10/2024
Date deposited: 17/12/2024
ISSN (electronic): 2514-1775
Publisher: Oxford University Press
URL: https://doi.org/10.1093/rap/rkae128
DOI: 10.1093/rap/rkae128
Data Access Statement: No new data were generated or analysed in support of this work.
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