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| Title | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|
Rapidity and Modality of Imaging for Acute Low Back Pain in Elderly Patients This study found doctors whose performance is measured by patient satisfaction have their patients imaged more than doctors who are rated on measures tied to clinical guidelines. Published In: Archives of Internal Medicine | Journal articles | 05/26/2009 |
Center for Studying Health System Change study shows unwarranted overuse of x-rays and other imaging for uncomplicated low-back pain. | News releases | 05/25/2009 |
Learn More About the University of Massachusetts Team The ChallengeMore than 50 million Americans suffer from chronic pain linked to common conditions such as spine disorders, osteoarthritis, neuropathy and headaches, adding up to an estimated cost of $70 billion per year. Treatment may include several types... | Video, Fact sheets | 09/17/2008 |
Family Perceptions Show Pain of Dying Remains High in Oregon, Regardless of Ethnicity Researchers at the Oregon Health & Science University Center for Ethics in Health Care, Portland, Ore., conducted interviews with 384 family members of people who had recently died in Oregon. | Grant Results Reports | 07/31/2008 |
Reducing Bedsores by Creating Awareness of When to Turn Patients To improve the frequency and consistency of turning patients, a visual indicator was developed that could easily and immediately be seen by all front-line staff. | Video, Promising practices from the field | 06/04/2008 |
Creating More Patient Autonomy for Pain Management Through a "Pain Poster" To help patients better manage their pain and become more informed, a pain poster was developed to indicate what medication was available for the patient for pain control, when the patient last received medication and when the next dose was available. | Promising practices from the field | 06/04/2008 |
Accuracy of the Pain Numeric Rating Scale as a Screening Test in Primary Care Authors conclude that the ability of the rating scale to capture patients' pain-related suffering is only modest. Published In: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Journal articles | 01/04/2008 |
Researchers at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston surveyed more than 2,000 students and staff at 62 U.S. medical schools to assess the availability and quality of instruction in end-of-life care. | Grant Results Reports | 07/26/2007 |
State Initiatives in End-of-Life Care: Issue 14: Pain Management - An Update Chronic pain patients continue to have unduly limited access to opioids. Chronic pain-whether malignant or nonmalignant-remains a major public health concern, with more than 50 million American sufferers. | Issue and policy briefs | 04/03/2006 |
State Initiatives in End-of-Life Care: Issue 4: Advances in State Pain Policy and Medical Practice Because of cultural misperceptions and ignorance about opioids, patients and their families are often reluctant to accept them and physicians are reluctant to prescribe them early and aggressively. The result is widespread under-treatment of pain. | Issue and policy briefs | 03/31/2006 |
