Improving pain care through implementation of the Stepped Care Model at a multisite community health center.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Treating pain in primary care is challenging. Primary care providers (PCPs) receive limited training in pain care and express low confidence in their knowledge and ability to manage pain effectively. Models to improve pain outcomes have been developed, but not formally implemented in safety net practices where pain is particularly common. This study evaluated the impact of implementing the Stepped Care Model for Pain Management (SCM-PM) at a large, multisite Federally Qualified Health Center.

Methods

The Promoting Action on Research Implementation in Health Services framework guided the implementation of the SCM-PM. The multicomponent intervention included: education on pain care, new protocols for pain assessment and management, implementation of an opioid managemen

SUBMITTER: Anderson DR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5115680 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature