Year: 2022
Type: article
Abstract: Objective: The purpose of this quality improvement project was to abstract and analyze previously collected data from veterans with high-impact chronic pain who attended the Empower Veterans Program (EVP) offered by a Veterans Administration facility in the northeastern United States.Methods: This quality improvement project used data collected from veterans with chronic pain who completed the veterans health care facility's EVP between August 2017 and August 2019.Pre-and postintervention data on pain intensity, pain interference, quality of life, and pain catastrophizing were compared using paired t-tests.Results: Although data were abstracted from 115 patients, the final sample included 67 patients who completed both pre-and postintervention questionnaires.Baseline measures of completers and noncompleters were similar.Comparison of pre and post mean scores on completers showed statistically significant findings (P = .004)based on the Bonferroni correction.The medium and large effect sizes (Cohen's d) indicated clinically significant improvements for veterans who completed the program.Veterans reported high levels of satisfaction with the program.Conclusion: Veterans with chronic high-impact noncancer pain who completed the EVP had reduced pain intensity, pain interference, pain catastrophizing as well as improved quality of life and satisfaction with their health.
DOI: 10.12788/jcom.0089
Author: Uche
Language: English
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4221060383