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Long-term effectiveness of a comprehensive pain management program: strengthening the case for interdisciplinary care
Baylor UMC Proceedings, 07/29/09

Oslund S et al. – To examine the effectiveness of a comprehensive pain management program, data from 108 program participants were evaluated. Preprogram, postprogram, and 6–month follow–up data were collected from 80 participants, and preprogram, postprogram, and 1–year data were collected from 46 participants. Outcomes data from several domains were assessed: pain severity, emotional distress, interference of pain on function, perceived control of pain, treatment helpfulness, and number of hours resting. Within–subject repeated–measure analyses of variance found statistically significant findings on the six outcome measures utilized in this study for both the 6–month and 1–year samples. Examination of 95% confidence intervals revealed no overlap in pretreatment scores with 6–month and 1–year outcomes in five of the six domains studied. Mean scores on emotional distress did not maintain statistical significance in the 6–month or 1–year review. Overall, this study strengthens the case for interdisciplinary care for chronic pain management and provides evidence for the long–term effectiveness of this therapy. Furthermore, this study lends support to the notion that interdisciplinary treatments are effective in targeting multiple domains affected by the pain condition.