The Efficacy of a Brief Behavioral Health Intervention for Managing High Utilization of ED Services by Chronic Pain Patients

Authors

Jonathan Woodhouse
Mary K. Peterson, George Fox University
Clark D. Campbell, George Fox University
Kathleen Gathercoal, George Fox UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2010

Abstract

Patients with chronic pain continue to seek medical care from emergency departments nationwide despite the fact that an emergency department is a less-than-optimal environment for meeting their specific and specialized needs. As the scientific community has gained a more sophisticated understanding of the mechanisms that contribute to the development and maintenance of chronic pain, the central role of psychological factors have emerged. Therefore, an ED-based, behavioral health intervention for chronic pain patients is needed to better serve this population and to help hospitals provide cost effective treatment at the appropriate level of care.

Comments

Originally published in the Journal of Emergency Nursing, 36(5), 399-403.

http://www.jenonline.org/article/S0099-1767(09)00044-0/pdf

Recommended Citation

Woodhouse, Jonathan; Peterson, Mary K.; Campbell, Clark D.; and Gathercoal, Kathleen, "The Efficacy of a Brief Behavioral Health Intervention for Managing High Utilization of ED Services by Chronic Pain Patients" (2010). Faculty Publications - Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) Program. 128.
https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/gscp_fac/128