Empower Veterans Program (EVP): a chronic pain management program demonstrates positive outcomes among veterans
Overview
This study evaluates the Empower Veterans Program (EVP), a 10-week interdisciplinary tele-pain intervention for veterans with chronic pain that integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, mindful movement, and whole health principles. The resource reports on a sample of 639 participants, detailing graduation rates, high satisfaction scores, and pre-post improvements in pain intensity, interference, catastrophizing, and various psychological and quality-of-life measures. It is intended for readers interested in the implementation and measured outcomes of non-pharmacological chronic pain management programs within the veteran population.
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- Author
- Jolie Haun (University of Utah), Christopher A. Fowler (University of South Florida), Hari H. Venkatachalam (James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital), Michael Saenger (Emory University), Amy C. Alman (University of Utah), Bridget Smith (Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital), Tali Schneider (James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital), Rachel C Benzinger (James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital), Kevin T. Stroupe (Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital), Dustin D. French (Northwestern University)
- Published
- 2023-05-03
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- gold
- DOI
- 10.1186/s12913-023-09327-5
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- 14
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@article{allodium:23846654b9bf49fb,
title = {Empower Veterans Program (EVP): a chronic pain management program demonstrates positive outcomes among veterans},
author = {Jolie Haun and Christopher A. Fowler and Hari H. Venkatachalam and Michael Saenger and Amy C. Alman and Bridget Smith and Tali Schneider and Rachel C Benzinger and Kevin T. Stroupe and Dustin D. French},
year = {2023},
journal = {PubMed Central},
doi = {10.1186/s12913-023-09327-5},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-09327-5}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Empower Veterans Program (EVP): a chronic pain management program demonstrates positive outcomes among veterans AU - Haun, Jolie AU - Fowler, Christopher A. AU - Venkatachalam, Hari H. AU - Saenger, Michael AU - Alman, Amy C. AU - Smith, Bridget AU - Schneider, Tali AU - Benzinger, Rachel C AU - Stroupe, Kevin T. AU - French, Dustin D. PY - 2023 PB - PubMed Central DO - 10.1186/s12913-023-09327-5 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-09327-5 ER -
APA
Haun, J., Fowler, C. A., Venkatachalam, H. H., Saenger, M., Alman, A. C., Smith, B., Schneider, T., Benzinger, R. C., Stroupe, K. T., & French, D. D. (2023). Empower Veterans Program (EVP): a chronic pain management program demonstrates positive outcomes among veterans. PubMed Central. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-09327-5
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