Beliefs About a Complementary and Alternative Therapy–Based Chronic Pain Management Program for a Medicaid Population
Donovan E, Ranney M, Patry E, McKenzie M, Baird J, Green T. Beliefs About a Complementary and Alternative Therapy–Based Chronic Pain Management Program for a Medicaid Population. Pain Medicine 2017, 18: 1805-1816. PMID: 28398544, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnx051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic pain programPain programRhode Island MedicaidTemporary pain reliefChronic pain management programPain management programHigher emergency departmentPatient-provider relationshipQuality of lifePain reliefComplicated patientsComplementary therapiesEmergency departmentPatient interviewsAlternative therapiesMedicaid populationProvider interviewsPatientsTreatment approachesEnough visitsReceiving ServicesTherapyDeductive thematic analysisQualitative interview-based studyThematic analysis