A Whole-Person Model of Care for Persistent Pain: From Conceptual Framework to Practical Application

Pain Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1738-1749

  Hayes, Chris ^a   Hodson, Fiona J ^a  

^a Hunter Integrated Pain Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chronic Pain; Group Education; Organizational Function; Primary Care; Quality of Health Care; Self Management; Strategic Planning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMMUNITY CARE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DISEASE MODEL; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTTRAUMA PAIN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SELF CARE; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; WHOLE PERSON MODEL;

EID: 83655167136     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: 15264637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2011.01267.x     Document Type: Article

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