Observational studyPain medicine (Malden, Mass.)2019
Turning Pain into Gain: Evaluation of a Multidisciplinary Chronic Pain Management Program in Primary Care.
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- Multi-disciplinary interventions for chronic pain involving education: A systematic review.PloS one · 2019Pooled it
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- A Single-Session Process-Based Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention Combined with Multimodal Rehabilitation Treatment for Chronic Pain Associated with Emotional Disorders.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Development and validation of the Pain-Induced Comfort Eating Scale in a chronic pain sample.Canadian journal of pain = Revue canadienne de la douleur · 2024Article
- Post-TB health and wellbeing.The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease · 2023Article
- CORR Insights®: Unhelpful Thoughts and Distress Regarding Symptoms Limit Accommodation of Musculoskeletal Pain.Clinical orthopaedics and related research · 2022Article
- Educational considerations for health professionals to effectively work with clients with complex regional pain syndrome.PloS one · 2022Article
- A Comprehensive, Multimodal, Interdisciplinary Approach to Chronic Non-Cancer Pain Management in a Family Medicine Clinic: A Retrospective Cohort Review.The Permanente journal · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo measure the impact of the multidisciplinary Turning Pain Into Gain program in people experiencing chronic pain of any etiology.
methodsA mixed-methods observational study of 252 participants was used to explore the impact of Turning Pain Into Gain on medication use; quality of life and functioning, as measured by the Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire; and self-reported hospitalizations between 2015 and 2016.
resultsResponses from 178 participants showed an increased alignment with Australian pain medication guidelines (e.g., a 7.3% reduction in paracetamol duplication was reported with a concurrent 5.1% rise in the administration of sustained-release paracetamol formulations); improved Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire scores from 23.1 (out of a possible score of 60) preprogram to 35.3 postprogram; and a reduction in self-reported hospitalizations from 50 cases in the 12 months preprogram to 11 cases in the 12 months postprogram.
conclusionsPositive medication, Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire, and hospitalization changes provide evidence for the broader implementation of similar patient-centered programs to promote more holistic management of diverse types of chronic pain in primary care. Reduced hospitalization reflects potential for this intervention to be cost-effective, which could be investigated further.
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