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

by Jessica L. Sousa, Carol P. Roth, Kimberly A. Hepner

Acute and chronic pain are common among service members, with musculoskeletal pain and injuries being the leading cause of nondeployability among active-duty service members. Interviews with Military Health System (MHS) administrators, providers, and service member patients provide on-the-ground perspectives on MHS pain care policies, highlighting strengths and potential areas for improvement and innovation in pain care across the MHS.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1977410413
• ISBN13: 9781977410412
• Release Date: July 2023
• Publisher: RAND Corporation
• Length: 173 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.0" x 10.0"