Abstract
Fifty-six chronic pain patients were personally interviewed 18 months to 10 years after treatment in a multidisciplinary pain program. Compared to pretreatment data, there were significant decreases in medication use, hospitalizations, surgeries, pain levels, litigation, and compensation. Significantly more patients were employed at follow-up. Patients rated their disability, activity level, and ability to meet social and recreational needs as improved, even though adherence to the treatment program following discharge was poor. Only 25% of the subjects still consulted physicians for their pain problems. Multivariate analysis of admission MMPI scores indicated no significant differences between the successfully and unsuccessfully treated groups.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 131-137 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Clinical Journal of Pain |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| State | Published - 1985 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
- Clinical Neurology
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Benign chronic pain : 18-Month to ten-year follow-up of a multidisciplinary pain unit treatment program. / Meilman, P. W.; Skultety, F. M.; Guck, Thomas; Sullivan, K.
In: Clinical Journal of Pain, Vol. 1, No. 3, 1985, p. 131-137.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AU - Sullivan, K.
PY - 1985
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