Chronic Pain Improved in TBI Patients Receiving Collaborative Care

Posted Saturday, June 29, 2024 7:14 pm

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PainRelief.com Interview with:Jeanne M. Hoffman, PhD, ABPProfessor, Department of Rehabilitation MedicineUniversity of Washington School of Medicine PainRelief.com: What is the background for this study? Response: We were interested in finding a way to improve the treatment of pain for individuals with traumatic brain injury who often struggle with chronic pain, but may not always be able to benefit from the therapies that are available. PainRelief.com: What are the main findings? Response: We found that using an approach called “collaborative care”, which is an integrated, team-driven approach to delivering patient-centered evidenced based care that, in our study, included 12 sessions of cognitive behavioral treatment of pain, led to improvements in pain interference at the end of treatment, which lasted an additional 4 months after treatment ended. We also found improvements in pain intensity after treatment as well as reductions in the collaborative care group in symptoms of anxiety and depression and increases in satisfaction with care. Last Updated on June 29, 2024 by PainRelief.com

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