Chronic Pain Among Service Members: Using Administrative Data to Strengthen Research and Quality Improvement

Abstract

Chronic pain is prevalent among U.S. military personnel and is frequently comorbid with behavioral health disorders and other medical conditions that further complicate its management. Injuries and medical conditions that cause pain - particularly those that result in chronic pain - can reduce service members' medical readiness and performance (Abraham et al., 2020; Bernard et al., 2019; Fodeh et al., 2018; Molloy et al., 2020b; Nayback-Beebe et al., 2017) and can increase their risk of longer-term adverse health outcomes (McGeary et al., 2016).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 25, 2021
Accession Number
AD1139960

Entities

People

  • Carol P. Roth
  • Kimberly A Hepner
  • Mallika Shandarkar
  • Tisamarie B. Sherry

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afghanistan Conflict
  • Drug Abuse
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Iraqi-War
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Medicine
  • Pain
  • Pain Management
  • Physicians
  • Public Health
  • Therapy
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

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