Clinical Outcomes of Multidisciplinary Pain Rehabilitation Among African American Compared with Caucasian Patients with Chronic Pain

Objectives.  The primary aim of this study was to determine if the immediate outcomes of multidisciplinary pain rehabilitation were different for African Americans compared with Caucasians. Design.  A retrospective repeated measures design was used, and all analyses were adjusted for marital and emp...

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Published in:Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) Mass.), 2012-11, Vol.13 (11), p.1499-1508
Main Authors: Hooten, W. Michael, Knight-Brown, Miranda, Townsend, Cynthia O., Laures, Heidi J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African American
African Americans
Chronic Pain
Chronic Pain - ethnology
Chronic Pain - rehabilitation
European Continental Ancestry Group
Female
Healthcare Disparities - ethnology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Older people
Pain Clinics - statistics & numerical data
Pain Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:Objectives.  The primary aim of this study was to determine if the immediate outcomes of multidisciplinary pain rehabilitation were different for African Americans compared with Caucasians. Design.  A retrospective repeated measures design was used, and all analyses were adjusted for marital and employment status, years of education, and pain duration. Setting.  Multidisciplinary pain rehabilitation center. Subjects.  Each African American (N = 40) consecutively admitted to a multidisciplinary pain rehabilitation program was matched with three Caucasians (N = 120) on age, sex, and treatment dates. Intervention.  A 3‐week outpatient multidisciplinary pain rehabilitation program. Outcome Measures.  The Multidimensional Pain Inventory, Short Form‐36 Health Status Questionnaire, Center for Epidemiologic Studies‐Depression scale, and Pain Catastrophizing Scale were administered at admission and dismissal. Results.  At baseline, African Americans had greater pain severity (P 
ISSN:1526-2375
1526-4637
DOI:10.1111/j.1526-4637.2012.01489.x