Haemophilia's Heartland: Pain, Poverty and Patient Care in Faisalabad
Patients face significant pain management challenges owing to sociodemographic factors, low income and limited access to specialized care. Addressing these gaps requires early diagnosis, better access to treatment centres and multidisciplinary pain management strategies. While geographic and economic barriers are considered, future research should include detailed data on rural healthcare quality, assimilate longitudinal data and delve into the links between mental health, pain severity and treatment ease of access.
Authors
- Sommayya Aftab (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2397-4698)
- Nilay D. Shah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8597-3447)
- Saad Javed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0792-9130)
- Eesha Yaqoob (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2103-9361)
- Nimirta Sahitia
Institutions
- Ministry of National Health Services Regulation and Coordination (PK)
- Health Services Academy (PK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Haemophilia
- Published
- 2025-02-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/hae.70009
- Primary Topic
- Hemophilia Treatment and Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00