Trial reportPain medicine (Malden, Mass.)2015
A brief peer support intervention for veterans with chronic musculoskeletal pain: a pilot study of feasibility and effectiveness.
Trial report in Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.), 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01748227 (Improving Pain Using Peer RE-inforced Self-management Skills), which is not on this map. Cited by 31 papers.
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Improving Pain Using Peer RE-inforced Self-management Skills (IMPPRESS)
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31 citing papers in PubMed, 60 citations in OpenAlex.
- Can Patient-centered Education and Pain Management Delivered by Coaches Improve Pain Outcomes After Orthopaedic Trauma? A Randomized Trial.Clinical orthopaedics and related research · 2024Trial
- Telephone veteran peer coaching for mental health treatment engagement among rural veterans: The importance of secondary outcomes and qualitative data in a randomized controlled trial.The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association · 2021Trial
- Peer mentorship to improve self-management of hip and knee osteoarthritis: a randomised feasibility trial.BMJ open · 2021Trial
- Effects of social support interventions on social, physical and mental health outcomes: a scoping review.BMJ public health · 2026Article
- Conceptualisation and operationalisation of social support in health interventions: a scoping review.BMJ public health · 2026Article
- Volunteer Peer Support for Chronic Pain Self-Management: A Qualitative Study of Benefits and Barriers.Journal of general internal medicine · 2025Article
- Perceived Companionship Is Associated with Pain Severity but Not Opioid Tapering Among Veterans with Chronic Pain.Journal of general internal medicine · 2025Observational
- A True Community: The Vet-to-Vet Program for Chronic Pain.Federal practitioner : for the health care professionals of the VA, DoD, and PHS · 2025Article
- What does collaborative healthcare for people with musculoskeletal-related conditions look like? A scoping review.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
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- Exploring mHealth applications for self-management of chronic low back pain: A survey of features and benefits.Heliyon · 2023Review
- Leveraging the Expertise of the Community: A Case for Expansion of a Peer Workforce in Child, Adolescent, and Family Mental Health.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Pain in People Experiencing Homelessness: A Scoping Review.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2023Article
- Peer Support Activities for Veterans, Serving Members, and Their Families: Results of a Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Exploring the feasibility, acceptability and value of volunteer peer mentors in supporting self-management of osteoarthritis: a qualitative evaluation.Disability and rehabilitation · 2022Article
- Understanding peer mentorship in supporting self-management of hip and knee osteoarthritis: A qualitative study of mentees' perspectives.Musculoskeletal care · 2022Article
- The influence of opioid-taking self-efficacy and social support on pain management satisfaction in outpatients with cancer pain.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022Article
- A Focus Group Study of Self-Management in Patients With Glomerular Disease.Kidney international reports · 2022Article
- Experiences of Patient-Led Chronic Pain Peer Support Groups After Pain Management Programs: A Qualitative Study.Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) · 2021Article
- Peer Support Intervention Improves Pain-Related Outcomes Among Rural Adults With Diabetes and Chronic Pain at 12-Month Follow-Up.The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe aim of this study was to pilot test a peer support intervention, involving peer delivery of pain self-management strategies, for veterans with chronic musculoskeletal pain.
designPretest/posttest with 4-month intervention period.
methodsTen peer coaches were each assigned 2 patients (N = 20 patients). All had chronic musculoskeletal pain. Guided by a study manual, peer coach-patient pairs were instructed to talk biweekly for 4 months. Pain was the primary outcome and was assessed with the PEG, a three-item version of the Brief Pain Inventory, and the PROMIS Pain Interference Questionnaire. Several secondary outcomes were also assessed. To assess change in outcomes, a linear mixed model with a random effect for peer coaches was applied.
resultsNine peer coaches and 17 patients completed the study. All were male veterans. Patients' pain improved at 4 months compared with baseline but did not reach statistical significance (PEG: P = 0.33, ICC [intra-class correlation] = 0.28, Cohen's d = -0.25; PROMIS: P = 0.17, d = -0.35). Of secondary outcomes, self-efficacy (P = 0.16, ICC = 0.56, d = 0.60) and pain centrality (P = 0.06, ICC = 0.32, d = -0.62) showed greatest improvement, with moderate effect sizes.
conclusionsThis study suggests that peers can effectively deliver pain self-management strategies to other veterans with pain. Although this was a pilot study with a relatively short intervention period, patients improved on several outcomes.
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