biostudies-literatureUnknown22(1)Znidarsic JCleveland Clinic.Cleveland Clinic Community CareCenter for Population Health ResearchCenter for Integrative and Lifestyle MedicineDepartment of Quantitative Health Sciences<h4>Objective</h4>To evaluate the effectiveness of a multidisciplinary, nonpharmacological, integrative approach that uses shared medical appointments to improve health-related quality of life and reduce opioid medication use in patients with chronic pain.<h4>Design</h4>This is a retrospective, pre-post review of "Living Well with Chronic Pain" shared medical appointments (August 2016 through May 2018).<h4>Setting</h4>The appointments included eight 3-hour-long visits held once per week at an outpatient wellness facility.<h4>Subjects</h4>Patients with chronic, non-cancer-related pain.<h4>Methods</h4>Patients received evaluation and evidence-based therapies from a team of integrative and lifestyle medicine professionals, as well as education about nonpharmacological therapeutic approaches, Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.)181-190https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC7861469biostudies-literature"Living Well with Chronic Pain": Integrative Pain Management via Shared Medical Appointments.PMC7861469Jamie SSegall TGolubic MTang ADombrowski SMEhrman JPKirksey KNLopez RLibertini LRoizen MFZnidarsic JBlonsky HBang AJudi BTodorov ISchneeberger DDoyle JBarringer Kfalse"Living Well with Chronic Pain": Integrative Pain Management via Shared Medical Appointments.<h4>Objective</h4>To evaluate the effectiveness of a multidisciplinary, nonpharmacological, integrative approach that uses shared medical appointments to improve health-related quality of life and reduce opioid medication use in patients with chronic pain.<h4>Design</h4>This is a retrospective, pre-post review of "Living Well with Chronic Pain" shared medical appointments (August 2016 through May 2018).<h4>Setting</h4>The appointments included eight 3-hour-long visits held once per week at an outpatient wellness facility.<h4>Subjects</h4>Patients with chronic, non-cancer-related pain.<h4>Methods</h4>Patients received evaluation and evidence-based therapies from a team of integrative and lifestyle medicine professionals, as well as education about nonpharmacological therapeutic approaches, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z2021 Feb2025-04-21T17:47:19.894Z2025-04-05T16:58:46.185ZS-EPMC78614693354326310.1093/pm/pnaa418