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Purpose 1. To empirically define classes of physicians according to their approach to treating uncontrolled chronic low back pain 2. To identify physician characteristics, attitudes, & blif beliefs and practice characteristics ti that t predict class membership
Chronic Pain Treatment • Prevalence of chronic non‐cancer pain high h and rising ii in VA. – In one study, ~60% of VA patients discharged between 10/1/01 and 11/30/07 reported pain and 26% reported moderate to severe pain. (Haskell et al, 2009) – Much variability in physicians’ treatment decisions (Somerville, Hay et al 2008) – Lack of consensus on treatment despite VA and other organizations’ guidelines • VA/DoD Guidelines specify that opioids should be used VA/DoD Guidelines specify that opioids should be used when other pain therapies are inadequate
Page 1: Understanding Primary Care Physicia
Page 5 and 6: Efficacy of Opioids for Chronic Pai
Page 7 and 8: Social Factors and Chronic Pain •
Page 9 and 10: Biopsychosocial model • Pain has
Page 11 and 12: Current Study • The current study
Page 13 and 14: Photonovella • Bt Between‐subje
Page 15 and 16: Images from Questionnaire
Page 17 and 18: Sample • Questionnaires sent to n
Page 19 and 20: Outcome Measure Please indicate how
Page 21 and 22: Latent Class Analysis • Creates c
Page 23 and 24: LCA Model Selection • We consider
Page 25 and 26: Latent Classes • Multimodal l/ Ag
Page 27 and 28: Moving Physicians into Multimodal T
Page 29 and 30: Measures - Physician Traits • Phy
Page 31 and 32: Measures - Pain Attitudes • Posit
Page 33 and 34: Measures - Perception of the Patien
Page 35 and 36: Measures - Resources • I have ade
Page 37 and 38: Analysis • Bivariate models (line
Page 39 and 40: Discussion • Compared to the psyc
Page 41 and 42: Discussion • Compared to the low

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