The role of rehabilitation medicine in the management of chronic pain: description of a pain control program and longitudinal outcomes
Titel:
The role of rehabilitation medicine in the management of chronic pain: description of a pain control program and longitudinal outcomes
Auteur:
Richards, J.S. Nepomuceno, C. Buell, A. Wadley, V. Blackmon, D.
Verschenen in:
Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation
Paginering:
Jaargang 5 (2014) nr. 2 pagina's 135-144
Jaar:
2014-02-26
Inhoud:
Longitudinal outcomes of 35 patients with chronic benign pain were studied following their participation in a 3-week multidisciplinary pain management program. Pretreatment status with respect to activity levels, health care utilization, medication use, and subjective pain intensity was compared statistically with post-treatment status at three follow-up assessments (discharge, 1.6 months, and 22.7 months post-discharge). Results suggest a positive impact of treatment on activity levels, health care utilization, and medication use post-discharge, with diminution of that impact over time. Pain management programs increasingly will need to demonstrate cost effectiveness, including finding ways to maximize program gains over time.