Pain Management

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Research conducted by: RAND Health

All Items (27)

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Effects of Pain and Prescription Opioid Use on Outcomes in a Collaborative Care Intervention for Anxiety — Jan 1, 2013

Anxious patients with pain benefit as much as those without pain from cognitive-behavioral therapy and medication treatment.

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The Prevalence and Overlap of Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome and Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome in Men: Results of the RAND Interstitial Cystitis Epidemiology Male Study — Jan 1, 2013

As part of the RICE (RAND Interstitial Cystitis Epidemiology) study, we developed validated case definitions to identify interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome in women and chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome in men.

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An Analysis of Applicants Presenting to a Medical Marijuana Specialty Practice in California — Jan 1, 2011

This study provides descriptive information about 1,655 applicants in California who sought a physician's recommendation for medical marijuana, the conditions for which they sought treatment, and the diagnoses made by the physicians.

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Does Screening for Pain Correspond to High Quality Care for Veterans? — Sep 1, 2010

Despite routine pain screening in VA, providers seldom documented elements considered important to evaluation and treatment of pain.

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Development, Validation and Testing of an Epidemiological Case Definition of Interstitial Cystitis/Painful Bladder Syndrome — Jan 1, 2010

For prevalence studies of interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome, the best approach may be to use two definitions of the syndrome that yield a range. Case definitions developed in the RAND Interstitial Cystitis Epidemiology study can be used for this purpose.

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Factors Associated with Clinician Intention to Address Diverse Aspects of Pain in Seriously Ill Outpatients — Jan 1, 2010

This study of the factors associated with clinician's intention to treat pain symptoms suggests that useful targets for improving pain management include bolstering clinicians? confidence in their own pain management skills and improving their trust in pain ratings.

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Nursing Staff, Patient, and Environmental Factors Associated with Accurate Pain Assessment — Jan 1, 2010

Although pain is a common reason for seeking medical care, pain screening at intake is often inaccurate.

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Pain Interference Impacts Response to Treatment for Anxiety Disorders — Jan 1, 2009

A secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial for anxiety treatment in primary care. Participants with panic disorder (PD) and/or generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) were randomized to either their primary-care physician's usual care or a 12-month course of telephone-based collaborative care.

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Psychosocial Variables Affect the Quality of Life of Men Diagnosed with Chronic Prostatitis/chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome — Jan 1, 2008

These data can be used to develop specific cognitive-behavioural programmes for men with CP/CPPS who are refractory to standard medical therapy.

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Evidence for Improving Palliative Care at the End of Life: A Systematic Review — Jan 1, 2008

Assesses evidence about interventions to improve palliative and end-of-life care.

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Conducta Del Enfermo Ante El Dolor Cronico: Illness Behavior in Chronic Pain — Jan 1, 2008

In patient decisions to seek care for chronic pain, the first option was to go to the popular sector, then a general physician, and then a specialist. Illness behaviour should be seen as a process combining the use of different health care sectors.

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Relationships Among Pain, Anxiety, and Depression in Primary Care — Jan 1, 2008

Primary care patients with reports of muscle pain, headache, or stomach pain are approximately 2.5-10 times more likely to screen positively for panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, or major depressive disorder.

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Category III Chronic Prostatitis/chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome: Insights from the National Institutes of Health Chronic Prostatitis Collaborative Research Network Studies — Jan 1, 2008

Shares insights from the landmark National Institutes of Health-funded Chronic Prostatitis Collaborative Research Network studies, which have improved management of chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome.

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The Relationship of Reported Pain Severity to Perceived Effect on Function of Nursing Home Residents — Jan 1, 2008

Finds that questions addressing the effect of pain on day-to-day functions are an important addition to standardized pain assessments in nursing homes, particularly for persons who report intermediate levels of pain severity.

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The Minimally Important Difference for the Fatigue Visual Analog Scale in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Followed in an Academic Clinical Practice — Jan 1, 2008

Estimates the minimally important difference for a fatigue visual analog scale (VAS) using patient-reported anchors (fatigue, pain, and overall health). This information can aid in interpreting fatigue VAS in day-to-day care in clinical practice.

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Racial Differences in the Use of Epidural Analgesia for Labor — Jan 1, 2007

There is strong evidence that pain is undertreated in black and Hispanic patients.

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Cancer Care Quality Measures: Symptoms and End-of-Life Care — Jan 1, 2006

Basic research is urgently needed to address measurement in populations with impaired self-report.

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Using Orthotics to Improve Pain and Function Status in Children with Arthritis — Jan 1, 2005

This paper studied foot pain and treatment options for children with juvenile arthritis, in particular the use of custom-made orthotics.

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Treating Low Back Pain — Jan 1, 2005

Prediction rules have yet to be published for the interventions listed as brief pain-management programmes, but there is evidence that some tools are useful in detecting psychosocial aspects of low back pain and are predictive of poor outcomes.

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Impact of Pain on Depression Treatment Response in Primary Care — Jan 1, 2004

Better recognition, assessment, and treatment of comorbid pain may enhance outcomes of depression therapy.

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