Program Evaluation: exploring health disparities that impact chronic pain referrals within a VA Health Care System

Program Evaluation: exploring health disparities that impact chronic pain referrals within a VA Health Care System

IntroductionThe present Program Evaluation study examines sociodemographic characteristics of Veterans in the Phoenix VA Health Care System who have back pain, and specifically the likelihood of those characteristics being associated with a referral to the Chronic Pain Wellness Center (CPWC) in the...

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Main Authors: Eric R. Hanson, Heidi E. Quist, Jeffrey S. Mintert, Mahreen Arshad, Brittany L. Friedman, Alexandra Pleasant, N. Stacey Monico-Cristales, Rhonda Tillman, Mark Mehelis, Anita Karnik, Anais Sonder, Aram S. Mardian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Pain Research
Subjects:
health disparties
chronic pain
quality improvement
equal access to care
gender disparities
age disparities
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpain.2023.1110554/full

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