Chronic pain management in primary care
Findings show that the work of providing care to patients with CP increased while CP patient volumes per FP decreased. Workforce planning for community-based FPs should consider these increased demands and ensure FPs are adequately supported to provide CP care.
Authors
- Rita McCracken (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2962-0364)
- Lindsay Hedden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9552-1324)
- Ellie Gooderham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8380-0825)
- Sandra Peterson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6000-436X)
- Curtis May
- M. Ruth Lavergne
Institutions
- Dalhousie University (CA)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- Simon Fraser University (CA)
- The Centre for Health (New Zealand) (NZ)
- Department of Health Services (NP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Canadian Family Physician
- Published
- 2024-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.46747/cfp.7009570
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Pain Management and Opioid Use
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.64
Funders
- Simon Fraser University
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research