Are Patient Ratings Of Chronic Pain Services Related To Treatment Outcome?

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Are Patient Ratings Of Chronic Pain Services Related To Treatment

Outcome?

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We examined the relationships between ratings of services and

outcomes of patients who received pain treatment at a teaching

hospital. A group of 122 patients who completed a multidisciplinary

pain-management program rated their satisfaction with and the

effectiveness of services as well as changes in their pain condition

and quality of life.

The results indicated improvement on ratings of pain severity, pain

interference, and depression. The patients' service ratings were

significantly related to their outcomes; however, we found no

significant change in disability.

The results support the importance of assessing not only patients'

satisfaction with treatment but also their perceived changes in

disability, pain, and quality of life after pain-management

services.