Barriers for the effective management of chronic pain

Abstract

The purpose of this article was to present a theoretical revision concerning the principal factors involved in effective management of chronic pain, which are based around theoretical aspects, forms of evaluation, treatments, psychological aspects, and the caretaker- patient relation. The necessity to implement integrated evaluation and treatment is established, resulting in trandisciplinary intervention which included patients, family member and caregivers to achieve better levels of effective and enhance the patient's quality of life.