ArticleGlobal advances in health and medicine2015
Group Medical Visits Using an Empowerment-based Model as Treatment for Women With Chronic Pain in an Underserved Community.
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- Group-Based Integrative Pain Management: Feasibility of a Factorial Randomized Trial in Safety-Net Primary Care.Journal of primary care & community healthTrial
- Layers of complexity: a directed content analysis of implementation determinants for integrative group medical visits for patients with chronic pain in safety-net primary care.BMC primary care · 2026Article
- Group medical visits in cancer survivorship care: a scoping review.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2026Article
- Acceptability and Feasibility of Survivorship Group Medical Visits for Breast Cancer Survivors in a Safety Net Hospital.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2024Article
- Determinants of implementation for group medical visits for patients with chronic pain: a systematic review.Implementation science communications · 2024Review
- Improving Health for Older Adults With Pain Through Engagement: Protocol for Tailoring and Open Pilot Testing of a Mind-Body Activity Program Delivered Within Shared Medical Visits in an Underserved Community Clinic.JMIR research protocols · 2023Article
- "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
- The Quadruple Aim as a Framework for Integrative Group Medical Visits.Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.) · 2020Article
- Integrative Group Medical Visits: A National Scoping Survey of Safety-Net Clinics.Health equity · 2019Article
- Psychometric validation of an empowerment scale for Spanish-speaking patients with rheumatoid arthritis.Arthritis research & therapy · 2018Article
- Group Medical Visits as Participatory Care in Community Health Centers.Qualitative health research · 2018Article
- A Shared Medical Appointment on the Benefits and Risks of Opioids Is Associated With Improved Patient Confidence in Managing Chronic Pain.Journal of patient experience · 2017Article
- Heals on Wheels: Development and Implementation of Community Outreach and Group Medical Visits for People Experiencing Chronic Pain.Global advances in integrative medicine and healthArticle
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Abstract
backgroundOver the past decade, group medical visits have become more prevalent. Group medical visits may have some advantages in treating chronic illnesses such as chronic pain as they can be more patient centered. The empowerment model is a novel approach used to provide support, education, and healthy activities guided by participants.
objectiveTo evaluate the early stages of a chronic pain group medical visit program based on the empowerment model.
methodsThis prospective cohort study recruited 60 female participants to participate between October 2004 and May 2005. All enrolled participants completed the SF-36 questionnaire, which was administered at baseline and again after 6 months of participation. Data from chart review included age, race, weight, height, chronic illness, chronic pain diagnosis, and degree of participation. Chronic pain diagnoses included back pain, osteoarthritis, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid/inflammatory arthritis, and other/unknown.
resultsForty-two participants were enrolled in the program for 6 months. Their average Charleson Comorbidity Index score was 3.1 (SD=1.5). Statistically significant changes (P<.05) were seen in the following SF-36 categories: Role-Physical, Bodily Pain, General Health, Social Function, and Mental Health. All factors trended toward improvement, with the largest improvements seen in Role-Physical and Role-Emotional.
conclusionParticipants in the chronic pain group medical visit program had a high degree of comorbidity and poor health related quality of life in regards to functioning. There was improvement in many domains of health-related quality of life.
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