Improving Pain Care for Service Members: Administrator, Provider, and Patient Perspectives on Treatment, Policies, and Opportunities for Change

Abstract

Pain is the leading cause of disability among active-duty servicemembers. Given the widespread potential impact of pain on military readiness and ability to deploy, providing high-quality treatment to service members with pain conditions is a strategic priority for the Military Health System (MHS).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2023
Accession Number
AD1206763

Entities

People

  • Carol P. Roth
  • Charles C. Engel
  • Chester Jean
  • Jessica L. Sousa
  • Kimberly A Hepner
  • Lucy B. Schulson
  • Nipher Malika
  • Priya Gandhi
  • Shreya S. Huilgol

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Air Force
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Veterans Affairs
  • Diseases
  • Intellectual Property
  • Military Medicine
  • Monitoring
  • National Security
  • Opioids
  • Pain
  • Pain Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Physiological Monitoring
  • Public Policy
  • Therapy

Fields of Study

  • Medicine
  • Political science

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