Hepner Kimberly A, Roth Carol P, Sherry Tisamarie B, McBain Ryan K, Ruder Teague, Engel Charles C
Rand Health Q. 2022 Aug 31;9(4):19. eCollection 2022 Aug.
Pain conditions are the leading cause of disability among active-duty service members. Given the significant implications for force readiness and service member well-being, the Military Health System (MHS) has made it a strategic priority to provide service members with the highest-quality treatment for pain conditions. RAND researchers assessed MHS outpatient care for acute and chronic pain, including opioid prescribing. The assessment involved developing a set of 14 quality measures designed to assess aspects of outpatient care for pain, including care associated with dental and ambulatory procedures, acute low back pain, chronic pain, opioid prescribing, and medication treatment for opioid use disorder. This research offers the most comprehensive examination to date of the quality and safety of pain care in the MHS and its alignment with evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. It identifies several areas of strength in pain care delivery, along with some areas for improvement, and provides recommendations to support the MHS in continuing to improve pain care for service members.
疼痛病症是现役军人致残的主要原因。鉴于其对部队战备状态和军人福祉的重大影响,军事卫生系统(MHS)已将为军人提供最高质量的疼痛病症治疗作为一项战略重点。兰德公司的研究人员评估了MHS针对急性和慢性疼痛的门诊护理,包括阿片类药物的处方开具情况。该评估涉及制定一套14项质量指标,旨在评估疼痛门诊护理的各个方面,包括与牙科和门诊手术、急性下背痛、慢性疼痛、阿片类药物处方开具以及阿片类药物使用障碍的药物治疗相关的护理。这项研究提供了迄今为止对MHS疼痛护理质量和安全性及其与循证临床实践指南一致性的最全面检查。它确定了疼痛护理提供方面的几个优势领域,以及一些需要改进的领域,并提出了建议,以支持MHS继续改善对军人的疼痛护理。