Description
In the field of pain medicine, the interventions that can improve a patient's pain, mood, and functionality are only as effective as the patient's willingness to follow recommended treatment plans. Facilitating Treatment Adherence in Pain Medicine provides a practical guide to understanding and improving patient adherence with regards to both opioid and non-opioid pharmacotherapy, pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic pain interventions, and use of biometrics and behavioral techniques. The book also explores the ethics of dealing with patients who are non-adherent.Facilitating Treatment Adherence in Pain Medicine is the first book to address the obstacle patient non-adherence poses to reaching therapeutic goals in pain medicine, making it an ideal resource for pain physicians and primary care physicians who manage patients with chronic pain.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Facilitating Treatment Adherence in Pain Medicine: Adherence-The Great Confounder!Martin D. Cheatle and Perry G. FineChapter 2: Treatment Adherence in Chronic Pain: Predictors, Models and a Role for Psychological FlexibilityAnthony M. Harrison, Christopher Graham, and Lance M. McCrackenChapter 3: Adherence In Pharmacotherapy: Maximizing Benefit and Minimizing RiskMarc O. Martel and Robert N. JamisonChapter 4: The Use of Drug Testing in Promoting Treatment Adherence in Pain MedicineHoward A. Heit and Douglas L. GourlayChapter 5: Adherence to Weight Loss and Physical ActivityE. Amy Janke and David E. GoodrichChapter 6: Biopsychosocial Approach to Improving Treatment Adherence in Chronic PainMartin D. Cheatle and Lara DhingraChapter 7: Adherence in Pain Medicine: Ethical ConsiderationsMichael E. Schatman and Oscar J. Benitez
