A brief peer support intervention for veterans with chronic musculoskeletal pain: A pilot study of feasibility and effectiveness

Pain Medicine (United States)

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 81-87

  Matthias, Marianne S ^a,b,c   Mcguire, Alan B ^a,c   Kukla, Marina ^a,c   Daggy, Joanne ^a,c   Myers, Laura J ^a,c   Bair, Matthew J ^a,b,c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b REGENSTRIEF INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Pain management; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BRIEF PAIN INVENTORY; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; EFFECT SIZE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN SEVERITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PEER GROUP; PROMIS PAIN INTERFERENCE QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TREATMENT DURATION; VETERANS HEALTH; ANALGESIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COUNSELING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; PROCEDURES; VETERAN;

AGED; CHRONIC PAIN; COUNSELING; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PEER GROUP; PILOT PROJECTS; SELF CARE; VETERANS;

EID: 84921606880     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: 15264637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pme.12571     Document Type: Article

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