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. 2023 Jun 1;24(6):593-601.
doi: 10.1093/pm/pnac172.

Young Adult Pain Rehabilitation: Interdisciplinary Development and Preliminary Outcomes of a Novel Treatment Program

Eleshia J Morrison  1 , Michele S Tsai-Owens  2 , Connie A Luedtke  3 , Andrea L Eickhoff  3 , Michele M Evans  3 , Laurel A Oetjen  4 , Amanda L Johannsen  4 , Cindy J Schiebel  4 , Kirsti K Boyum  4 , Andrea L Reynolds  4 , Emily R Dresher  3 , Andrea M Ellingson  3 , Tracy E Harrison  5 , Daniel E Rohe  1 , Wesley P Gilliam  1 , Larissa L Loukianova  1 , Cynthia Harbeck-Weber  1
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Young Adult Pain Rehabilitation: Interdisciplinary Development and Preliminary Outcomes of a Novel Treatment Program

Eleshia J Morrison et al. Pain Med. .

Abstract

Background: Young adults with chronic pain and symptoms experience disruptions to their social, emotional, physical, and vocational functioning. Interdisciplinary pain rehabilitation programs for pediatric and adult populations are not designed specifically to address the developmental needs of young adults.

Methods: This article describes the development of a novel intensive interdisciplinary outpatient rehabilitation program tailored to the unique needs of young adults with chronic pain and symptoms. Tailored content included vocational assessment and consultation, financial literacy education, and sexual health education.

Results: Outcome data demonstrate treatment gains, with reductions in pain interference, pain severity, pain catastrophizing, and depressive symptoms, as well as improvements in mental and physical quality of life, perceived performance, perceived satisfaction with performance, and objective measures of physical functioning.

Conclusions: The article concludes with clinical recommendations for the management of chronic pain and symptoms in young adults, applicable across multiple treatment settings.

Keywords: Functional Restoration; Interdisciplinary Treatment; Pain Rehabilitation; Young Adults.

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