Pain medicine : the official journal of the American Academy of Pain Medicine
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Observational Study
Turning Pain into Gain: Evaluation of a Multidisciplinary Chronic Pain Management Program in Primary Care.
To measure the impact of the multidisciplinary Turning Pain Into Gain program in people experiencing chronic pain of any etiology. ⋯ Positive medication, Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire, and hospitalization changes provide evidence for the broader implementation of similar patient-centered programs to promote more holistic management of diverse types of chronic pain in primary care. Reduced hospitalization reflects potential for this intervention to be cost-effective, which could be investigated further.