Treating Chronic Nonmalignant Pain: Evidence and Faith-Based Approaches

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2019

Abstract

A significant portion of the world's population is impacted by chronic pain; in the United States, chronic pain costs billions annually in treatment and lost productivity. A needs assessment was conducted to evaluate the prevalence of chronic nonmalignant pain (CNMP) at a university occupational therapy clinic over a 3-month period; recommendations were made to improve pain management at the clinic and referring hospital system. Graded Chronic Pain Scale 2.0 results indicated the prevalence of CNMP was a significant problem. Three evidence-based interventions based on the biblically based CREATION Health Model were developed.

Publication Title

Journal of Christian nursing : a quarterly publication of Nurses Christian Fellowship

Volume

36

Issue

1

First Page

22

Last Page

30

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1097/CNJ.0000000000000569

PubMed ID

30531509

ISSN

07432550

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