Chronic Pain and Spinal Cord Injury - Clinician Survey

The purpose of this survey is to examine the needs of clinicians working with individuals with a spinal cord injury and chronic pain. Pain is frequently reported after spinal cord injury. It may begin early after injury, or many years later. For the purposes of this project, pain is defined as "chronic pain" when the symptoms persist for a period of time greater than 6 months.

The Lifetime Care and Support Authority (LTCSA) are supporting a project being run through the NSW Agency for Clinical Innovation (ACI), to develop resources and improve service systems for people with spinal cord injury and chronic pain.

The NSW ACI has a key role as the primary agency in NSW for engaging consumers and clinicians to develop clinical resources and new models of care.

This survey should take no more than 5 minutes to complete. Your participation in the survey will help to establish further pain management services in NSW and inform the content of a series of pain management resources that will be freely available on the internet.

We are currently organising a series of Focus Groups for clinicians. If you wish to participate in a Focus Group to further explore this topic, and contribute to resource development, please contact the Project Officer Lyndall today at lyndall.katte@aci.health.nsw.gov.au or Ph. 0428 634 874.

Thank you for participating in the survey.


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* 1. What is your professional background? (tick all that apply)

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* 2. What setting/s do you work in? (tick all that apply)

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* 3. What geographic area do you cover? (tick one)

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* 4. Of your clinical workload, what % of people have a spinal cord injury? (tick one)

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* 5. Pain after spinal cord injury can occur in many forms. What types of pain do your clients describe? (tick all that apply)

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* 6. Which type of pain do your clients report as the most distressing type of pain?

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* 7. Are you aware of any clinical practice guidelines for persistent pain after spinal cord injury?

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* 8. Can you list barriers to implementing evidence based practice in the clinical practice setting?

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* 9. Do you feel adequately resourced to manage patients with SCI and chronic pain?

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* 10. What would make you feel better resourced to manage patients with SCI and chronic pain? (tick all that apply)

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* 11. How do you prefer to access resources? (rate in order of preference 1-6)

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* 12. How do you prefer to learn about a topic? (Rate in order of preference)

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* 13. Do you have any other comments or suggestions about accessing SCI Pain resources or education?

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* 14. Considering your knowledge of available resources, what aspects of pain management after spinal cord injury would you like more information about? (Tick all that apply)

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* 15. Which Outcome Measures and Pain assessment tools are you aware of?

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* 16. What pain assessment tools/outcome measures do you regularly use in clinical practice?

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* 17. What Red Flags do you look out for when assessing a client with spinal cord injury and persistent pain?

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* 18. If one of your clients presents with persistent pain after spinal cord injury, but you believe they would benefit from additional support - where or to whom would you refer them? (tick all that apply)

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* 19. Below is a list of examples of educational resources for people with spinal cord injury and/or chronic pain. Which resources would you use with your clients with SCI and Chronic Pain? (tick all that apply)

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* 20. Specific resources for SCI Chronic Pain are being developed. What types of resources would be most helpful to assist you to manage your clients with SCI and pain? (tick all that apply)

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* 21. Do you have any suggestions how to improve services for client's with spinal cord injury and chronic pain in NSW? Thank you for your participation in the survey - your ideas are truly appreciated.

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