Barriers to accessing pain management services among veterans with bipolar disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify barriers veterans with bipolar disorder face to accessing chronic pain management services within a Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system.

Data sources and study setting

Veterans (n = 15) with chronic pain and bipolar disorder and providers (n = 15) working within a mid-Atlantic VA health care system. Data were collected from August 2017-June 2018.

Study design

Veteran interviews focused on their chronic pain experiences and treatment, including barriers that arose when trying to access pain management services. Provider interviews focused on whether they address chronic pain with veteran patients and, if so, what considerations arise when addressing pain in veterans with bipolar disorder and other serious mental illnesses.

Data collection<

SUBMITTER: Travaglini LE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10622259 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature