ArticleGlobal advances in health and medicine2019
Patient Experiences With Integrated Pain Care: A Qualitative Evaluation of One VA's Biopsychosocial Approach to Chronic Pain Treatment and Opioid Safety.
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- Pooled it
- Natural Product Use Among Veterans with Chronic Pain: A Qualitative Study of Attitudes and Communication with Healthcare Providers.Journal of general internal medicine · 2024Trial
- Interest in and Predictors of Engagement With a Virtual Reality Intervention Among People With Chronic Pain: Cross-Sectional Survey Study.JMIR human factors · 2026Article
- Integrating mental and behavioral health providers into VHA pain management teams and oncology clinics: assessment of early implementation from site visits.Frontiers in health services · 2026Article
- What Makes for a Positive Patient Experience in Chronic Pain Care? A Qualitative Evaluation of Factors Affecting Veteran Patient Satisfaction Across Two Individualized Pain Care Interventions in VA Primary Care.Journal of general internal medicine · 2025Article
- Healthcare Providers' Perspectives on the Involvement of Mental Health Providers in Chronic Pain Management.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Impact of comprehensive psychological cognitive nursing on the quality of life of patients with chronic pain and depression.World journal of psychiatry · 2025Article
- Patient and Support Person Satisfaction Following a Whole Health-Informed Interdisciplinary Pain Team Meeting.Federal practitioner : for the health care professionals of the VA, DoD, and PHS · 2024Article
- Talking about chronic pain: Misalignment in discussions of the body, mind and social aspects in pain clinic consultations.Health (London, England : 1997) · 2023Article
- Refining the Implementation of a Hub-and-Spoke Model for TelePain Through Qualitative Inquiry.Journal of technology in behavioral science · 2022Article
- What do patients experience? Interprofessional collaborative practice for chronic conditions in primary care: an integrative review.BMC primary care · 2022Review
- "Then COVID happened…": Veterans' Health, Wellbeing, and Engagement in Whole Health Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Global advances in health and medicine · 2021Article
- How VA Whole Health Coaching Can Impact Veterans' Health and Quality of Life: A Mixed-Methods Pilot Program Evaluation.Global advances in health and medicine · 2021Article
- Opioid Reduction and Risk Mitigation in VA Primary Care: Outcomes from the Integrated Pain Team Initiative.Journal of general internal medicine · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundMounting concern about the risks and limited effectiveness of opioid therapy for chronic pain has spurred the implementation of novel integrated biopsychosocial pain care models in health-care systems like the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). However, little is known about patient experiences with these new care models.
objectiveWe conducted a qualitative study to examine patient experiences with a pain care model currently being disseminated at the VA: interdisciplinary, integrated pain teams (IPTs) embedded in primary care.
methodWe interviewed 41 veterans who received care from VA's first IPT to learn how working with the team impacted their pain care and quality of life. We asked about their overall experience with IPT, what worked and did not work for them, and what changes they would recommend to improve IPT care.
resultsThe interviews revealed a wide spectrum of patient experiences and varying perspectives on the extent to which the new model improved their pain and quality of life. Thematic analysis shed light on factors impacting patients' experiences, including pretreatment goals and expectations as well as attitudes toward opioids and nonpharmacological treatments.
conclusionWe discuss the implications of our findings for national efforts to implement biopsychosocial pain care, and we offer recommendations to promote patient-centered implementation.
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