ArticleGlobal advances in health and medicine2014
Medical group visits: a feasibility study to manage patients with chronic pain in an underserved urban clinic.
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Integrative Medicine Group Visits: A Patient-Centered Approach to Reducing Chronic Pain and Depression in a Disparate Urban Population
Reducing Disparities in the Treatment of Chronic Pain Using an Innovative mHealth Tool
Reducing Disparities in the Treatment of Hypertension Using the OWL mHealth Tool
GEMINI: Virtual Integrative Medicine Group Visits (IMGV) for Managing Chronic Pain
Who cites it
35 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Feasibility and efficacy of implementing group visits for women's health conditions: a systematic review.BMC health services research · 2023Pooled it
- Teaming in Interdisciplinary Chronic Pain Management Interventions in Primary Care: a Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.Journal of general internal medicine · 2022Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Models Used to Deliver Multimodal Care for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: a Rapid Evidence Review.Journal of general internal medicine · 2018Pooled it
- Social Support in Group Medical Visits for Chronic Pain in Primary Care.Annals of family medicine · 2026Trial
- Effectiveness of integrative medicine group visits in chronic pain and depressive symptoms: A randomized controlled trial.PloS one · 2019Trial
- Group-Based Integrative Pain Management: Feasibility of a Factorial Randomized Trial in Safety-Net Primary Care.Journal of primary care & community healthTrial
- A protocol paper for a pilot randomized controlled trial assessing the feasibility and acceptability of group medical visits for anxiety and depression in adults.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2026Article
- Protocol for a hybrid type 1 effectiveness-implementation trial of a mind-body activity program for older adults with chronic pain in a medically underserved area: The iHOPE study.Contemporary clinical trials · 2025Article
- Determinants of implementation for group medical visits for patients with chronic pain: a systematic review.Implementation science communications · 2024Review
- Predictors of Patient Engagement With an Interprofessional Lifestyle Medicine Program.American journal of lifestyle medicine · 2023Article
- Predictors of Progressing Toward Lifestyle Change Among Participants of an Interprofessional Lifestyle Medicine Program.American journal of lifestyle medicine · 2023Article
- A descriptive exploration of younger and older adults' experiences of Integrative Medical Group Visits for Long COVID.Aging and health research · 2023Article
- Our Whole Lives for Hypertension and Cardiac Risk Factors-Combining a Teaching Kitchen Group Visit With a Web-Based Platform: Feasibility Trial.JMIR formative research · 2022Article
- Feasibility of Implementation Mapping for Integrative Medical Group Visits.Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.) · 2021Article
- "Living Well with Chronic Pain": Integrative Pain Management via Shared Medical Appointments.Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) · 2021Article
- Qualitative Needs Assessment for the Development of Chronic Pain Group Medical Visits.Journal of patient experience · 2021Article
- Accessing behavioral health care during COVID: rapid transition from in-person to teleconferencing medical group visits.Therapeutic advances in chronic disease · 2021Article
- Practical Opportunities for Biopsychosocial Education Through Strategic Interprofessional Experiences in Integrated Primary Care.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Review
- A crack in the wall: Chronic pain management in integrative group medical visits.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2020Article
- The Quadruple Aim as a Framework for Integrative Group Medical Visits.Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.) · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundChronic pain affects millions of racially diverse Americans. Evidence suggests that group medical visits are effective for treating chronic pain; similarly, a number of studies demonstrate the effectiveness of certain evidence-based complementary therapies in managing pain.
objectivesThe primary goal of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of the integrative medical group visit (IMGV) care model in an inner-city racially diverse outpatient clinic. IMGV combines patient-centered, non-pharmacologic strategies and principles of mindfulness-based stress-reduction with a group medical visit to reduce pain and associated symptoms.
methodsWe surveyed patients pre and post an 8-session IMGV program to evaluate changes in pain in the last week (0-10 point scale) and comorbid symptoms including depression (Patient Health Questionaire-8 [PHQ-8]), perceived stress, and sleep quality. We also recorded referrals to the program, patients screened for eligibility, total enrollment, loss to follow-up, and attendance.
resultsSeventy patients joined IMGV, and of these, 65 (93%) enrolled in the study. Over the course of 12 months, 7 groups met (median 9 patients/group; range 8-13 participants). Mean difference in pain level for all patients between baseline and 8 weeks was 0.7 (SD=2.0, P=.005). Mean difference in PHQ-8 depression score for patients with baseline score ≥5 was 2.6 (SD=4.6, P<.001). Statistically significant improvements were also seen in sleep quality and perceived stress.
conclusionA group visits program combining conventional and integrative medicine for predominantly racially diverse patients is feasible.
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