ArticleJournal of rehabilitation research and development2016
Perceptions of other integrative health therapies by Veterans with pain who are receiving massage.
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- A Qualitative Scoping Review of Massage and Massage Therapy on the Mental Health and Well-being of Individuals Living with a Serious and Potentially Life-limiting Physical Illness.International journal of therapeutic massage & bodywork · 2025Article
- Virtual reality for management of cancer pain: Study rationale and design.Contemporary clinical trials communications · 2022Article
- Integrating Massage Therapy Into the Health Care of Female Veterans.Federal practitioner : for the health care professionals of the VA, DoD, and PHS · 2022Article
- Care Outcomes for Chiropractic Outpatient Veterans (COCOV): a qualitative study with veteran stakeholders from a pilot trial of multimodal chiropractic care.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2022Article
- Whole Health Use and Interest Across Veterans With Co-Occurring Chronic Pain and PTSD: An Examination of the 18 VA Medical Center Flagship Sites.Global advances in health and medicine · 2022Article
- Transforming Health and Resiliency Through Integration of Values-based Experiences: Implementation of an Electronic Evidence-based Whole Health Clinical Program.JMIR formative research · 2021Article
- Complementary and Integrative Health Therapies for Opioid Overuse: An Opportunity for the VA.Federal practitioner : for the health care professionals of the VA, DoD, and PHS · 2018Article
- Providers' and Administrators' Perceptions of Complementary and Integrative Health Practices Across the Veterans Health Administration.Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.) · 2017Article
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Abstract
Veterans are increasingly using complementary and integrative health (CIH) therapies to manage chronic pain and other troubling symptoms that significantly impair health and quality of life. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is exploring ways to meet the demand for access to CIH, but little is known about Veterans' perceptions of the VA's efforts. To address this knowledge gap, we conducted interviews of 15 inpatients, 8 receiving palliative care, and 15 outpatients receiving CIH in the VA. Pain was the precipitating factor in all participants' experience. Participants were asked about their experience in the VA and their opinions about which therapies would most benefit other Veterans. Participants reported that massage was well-received and resulted in decreased pain, increased mobility, and decreased opioid use. Major challenges were the high ratio of patients to CIH providers, the difficulty in receiving CIH from fee-based CIH providers outside of the VA, cost issues, and the role of administrative decisions in the uneven deployment of CIH across the VA. If the VA is to meet its goal of offering personalized, proactive, patient-centered care nationwide then it must receive support from Congress while considering Veterans' goals and concerns to ensure that the expanded provision of CIH improves outcomes.
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