Observational studyPain medicine (Malden, Mass.)2021
The Resurrection of Interdisciplinary Pain Rehabilitation: Outcomes Across a Veterans Affairs Collaborative.
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- Predictors of Sustained Response to Functional Restoration in a Military Population.Military medicine · 2023Trial
- A qualitative study examining barriers to buprenorphine for pain management in patients with end stage kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis.The journal of pain · 2026Article
- Opioid Craving in Chronic Pain Management: A Structural Equation Model of Veterans in Pain Rehabilitation.Military medicine · 2026Observational
- Reaching rural veterans: Applying mind-body skills for pain using a whole health telehealth intervention: The RAMP pilot study.Contemporary clinical trials · 2026Article
- Characterization and Evaluation of Department of Veterans Affairs Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities-Accredited Interdisciplinary Pain Rehabilitation Programs: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Program Evaluation.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Continuity of pain clinic care among rural and urban veterans.The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association · 2025Article
- Patient and health service factors associated with enrollment in a multidisciplinary pain rehabilitation program: a retrospective cohort study.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Symptomatic joint hypermobility is not a barrier to attendance, graduation, or satisfaction for adults participating in a multidisciplinary pain rehabilitation program.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Relationship Between Treatment Hours of Selected Disciplines and Change in Pain Impact During the Year Following Referral to an Interdisciplinary Pain Management Center: A Latent Class Analysis.Journal of integrative and complementary medicine · 2025Observational
- 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
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- Exploring the effects of fitbit incentive on treatment outcomes in veterans undergoing intensive pain rehabilitation program.Journal of patient-reported outcomes · 2024Article
- Benchmark findings from a veteran electronic patient-reported outcomes evaluation from a chronic pain management telehealth program.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Headache Specialists' Perceptions of the Role of Health Psychologists in Headache Management: A Qualitative Study.Cureus · 2024Article
- Unsupervised learning for prognostic validity in patients with chronic pain in transdisciplinary pain care.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Empower Veterans Program (EVP): a chronic pain management program demonstrates positive outcomes among veterans.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- Pain Catastrophizing and Its Association with Military Medical Disability Among US Active Duty Service Members with Chronic Predominately Musculoskeletal Pain: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis.Journal of pain research · 2023Article
- Flipping the hidden curriculum to transform pain education and culture.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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- "There's a huge benefit just to know that someone cares:" a qualitative examination of rural veterans' experiences with TelePain.BMC health services research · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveDespite empirical support for interdisciplinary pain rehabilitation programs improving functioning and quality of life, access to this treatment approach has decreased dramatically over the last 20 years within the United States but has grown significantly in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Between 2009 and 2019, VA pain rehabilitation programs accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities increased 10-fold in the VA, expanding from two to 20. The aim of this collaborative observational evaluation was to examine patient outcomes across a subset of six programs at five sites.
methodsOutcomes were assessed using agreed-upon measures of patient-reported pain intensity, pain interference across various domains, pain catastrophizing, and sleep.
resultsA total of 931 patients enrolled in the selected VA interdisciplinary pain programs, with 84.1% of participants completing the full course of treatment. Overall, all programs showed significant improvements from pretreatment to posttreatment in nearly all patient-reported outcomes. The effect sizes ranged from medium to large. Notably, the results demonstrate that positive outcomes were typical despite differences in structure and resources across programs.
conclusionsThe adverse impacts of opioid use have highlighted the importance of chronic pain treatment approaches that emphasize team-based care focused on functional improvements. This study represents the first and largest analysis of outcomes across chronic pain rehabilitation programs and demonstrates the need for increased access to similar comprehensive approaches to pain management across the health care system. Further, it suggests that a variety of structures may be effective, encouraging flexibility in adopting this interdisciplinary approach.
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