Published in:
01-03-2021 | Buprenorphine | Concise Research Report
Access to Multimodal Pain Management for Patients with Chronic Pain: an Audit Study
Authors:
Pooja Lagisetty, MD, MSc, Stephanie Slat, BS, Jennifer Thomas, BS, Colin Macleod, MA, Goodarz Golmirzaie, MD, Amy SB Bohnert, PhD
Published in:
Journal of General Internal Medicine
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Issue 3/2021
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Excerpt
An estimated 50 million Americans experience chronic pain.
1 To address the complex biopsychosocial aspects of chronic pain and minimize the risks associated with opioid therapy, governmental agencies recommend “timely, early consultation with pain specialists” and a coordinated multimodal approach to pain management.
2 Effective multimodal care includes medications, restorative therapies, procedures (e.g., joint injections), and behavioral therapy.
2 However, there are concerns that patients with chronic pain, and particularly those receiving opioid therapy, may not have sufficient access to pain specialists, or to the full range of recommended treatments.
2 This research sought to quantify access to pain management services for patients receiving opioid therapy for chronic pain. …
