OPTIM – Optimizing Psychosocial Treatments in Pain Management

Full Title

Optimizing Psychosocial Pain Management: Examining Treatment Moderators, Intervention Utilization, and Postoperative Outcomes

Background

Pain management is not one-size-fits-all, and personalizing patient care has been shown to significantly improve patient outcomes. Optimizing Psychosocial Treatments in Pain Management focused on personalizing pain management plans through determining which of three preoperative psychosocial interventions was most effective for which types of surgical patients.

Aims

  1. Identify which preoperative psychosocial intervention is most effective for different types of surgical patients.

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Funding Source: $25,209

University of Utah Research Foundation, Research Incentive Seed Grant Program – College of Social Work