Psychosocial aspects of pain management: A conceptual framework for social workers on pain management teams

Social Work in Health Care

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 35-51

  Mendenhall, Matt ^a,b  

^a Social Worker at Unity Hospital   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Barriers; Empowerment; Pain management; Pain management teams; Social policy; Social work values; Vulnerable populations

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC AGENT;

ANALGESIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONCEPT FORMATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG DEPENDENCE; EMPOWERMENT TECHNIQUE; ETHICS; FEAR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; JUSTICE; LEADERSHIP; LEGAL ASPECT; LITERATURE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT INFORMATION; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; REVIEW; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIAL WORKER; TECHNIQUE;

HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; PAIN; PATIENT CARE TEAM; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL VALUES; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 0038617688     PISSN: 00981389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J010v36n04_03     Document Type: Review

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