TY - JOUR
AU - L. R. Miller-Matero
AU - L. M. Hecht
AU - L. Gavrilova
AU - B. Haage
AU - K. Autio
AU - E. T. Tobin
AU - B. K. Ahmedani
A1 - 
AB - BACKGROUND: Although psychological interventions can be used to improve chronic pain management, underserved individuals (i.e., racially minoritized and socioeconomically disadvantaged) may be less likely to engage in such services. The purpose of this study was to examine whether offering a psychological intervention for chronic pain in a primary care clinic could be a method in which to successfully engage underserved patients. METHODS: There were 220 patients with chronic pain in a primary care clinic located in a socioeconomically and racially diverse city who were approached to discuss enrolment in a pilot randomized controlled trial of a five-session psychological intervention for chronic pain. Patients were introduced to the study by their primary care provider using the warm handoff model. We compared whether there were sociodemographic differences between those who enrolled in the study and those who declined to enrol. RESULTS: There were no differences between those who enrolled and those who declined enrolment with regard to race, age, insurance type, and household income. However, females were more likely to enrol in the study compared to males. CONCLUSIONS: Recruiting patients to participate in a trial of a psychological intervention for chronic pain in a primary care clinic appeared to be effective for engaging Black patients, patients with lower income, and those with government insurance. Thus, offering a psychological intervention for chronic pain in a primary care clinic may encourage engagement among racially minoritized individuals and those with lower socioeconomic status.
AD - Henry Ford Health, Behavioral Health, Detroit, MI, USA.; Henry Ford Health, Center for Health Policy & Health Services Research, Detroit, MI, USA.; Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA.; Henry Ford Health, Public Health Sciences, Detroit, MI, USA.; Henry Ford Health, Internal Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA.
AN - 39450755
BT - Prim Health Care Res Dev
C5 - Healthcare Disparities
DA - Oct 25
DO - 10.1017/s1463423624000471
DP - NLM
ET - 20241025
JF - Prim Health Care Res Dev
LA - eng
N2 - BACKGROUND: Although psychological interventions can be used to improve chronic pain management, underserved individuals (i.e., racially minoritized and socioeconomically disadvantaged) may be less likely to engage in such services. The purpose of this study was to examine whether offering a psychological intervention for chronic pain in a primary care clinic could be a method in which to successfully engage underserved patients. METHODS: There were 220 patients with chronic pain in a primary care clinic located in a socioeconomically and racially diverse city who were approached to discuss enrolment in a pilot randomized controlled trial of a five-session psychological intervention for chronic pain. Patients were introduced to the study by their primary care provider using the warm handoff model. We compared whether there were sociodemographic differences between those who enrolled in the study and those who declined to enrol. RESULTS: There were no differences between those who enrolled and those who declined enrolment with regard to race, age, insurance type, and household income. However, females were more likely to enrol in the study compared to males. CONCLUSIONS: Recruiting patients to participate in a trial of a psychological intervention for chronic pain in a primary care clinic appeared to be effective for engaging Black patients, patients with lower income, and those with government insurance. Thus, offering a psychological intervention for chronic pain in a primary care clinic may encourage engagement among racially minoritized individuals and those with lower socioeconomic status.
PY - 2024
SN - 1463-4236 (Print); 1463-4236
SP - e54
ST - Utilizing primary care to engage underserved patients in a psychological intervention for chronic pain
T1 - Utilizing primary care to engage underserved patients in a psychological intervention for chronic pain
T2 - Prim Health Care Res Dev
TI - Utilizing primary care to engage underserved patients in a psychological intervention for chronic pain
U1 - Healthcare Disparities
U3 - 10.1017/s1463423624000471
VL - 25
VO - 1463-4236 (Print); 1463-4236
Y1 - 2024
ER -