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Comparing Chronic Pain Treatment Seekers in Primary Care versus Tertiary Care Settings

Erin L. Fink-Miller, Dustin M. Long and Richard T. Gross
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine September 2014, 27 (5) 594-601; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2014.05.130311
Erin L. Fink-Miller
From the Department of Psychology, Penn State Harrisburg, Middletown, PA (ELF-M); and the Department of Biostatistics (DML) and Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry (RTG), West Virginia University Medical Center, Morgantown.
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Dustin M. Long
From the Department of Psychology, Penn State Harrisburg, Middletown, PA (ELF-M); and the Department of Biostatistics (DML) and Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry (RTG), West Virginia University Medical Center, Morgantown.
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Richard T. Gross
From the Department of Psychology, Penn State Harrisburg, Middletown, PA (ELF-M); and the Department of Biostatistics (DML) and Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry (RTG), West Virginia University Medical Center, Morgantown.
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    Relationship between pain severity and pain catastrophizing by site. MPQ, McGill Pain Questionnaire; PCS, pain catastrophizing scale.

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    Table 1. Patient Characteristics by Site
    VariablePatients in Primary Care (n = 114)Patients in Tertiary Care (n = 119)
    Female sex56%45%
    Age (years)*
        18–4444%24%
        45–453%62%
        >643%14%
    Currently employed22%27%
    White94%92%
    Married49%56%
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    Table 2. Average Patient Scores by Site
    VariablePrimary Care (n = 114)Tertiary Care (n = 119)P Value
    MPQ-SF23.0818.40< .01
    PDI40.6041.53NS
    PCS12.9121.43< .001
    COMM6.936.71NS
    SOAPP16.9414.75NS
    BDI14.2412.94NS
    • BDI, Beck Depression Inventory; COMM, Current Opioid Misuse Measure; MPQ-SF, McGill Pain Questionnaire–Short Form; PCS, Pain Catastrophizing Scale; PDI, Pain Disability Index; SOAPP, Screener and Opioid Assessment for Patients with Pain.

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Erin L. Fink-Miller, Dustin M. Long, Richard T. Gross
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Sep 2014, 27 (5) 594-601; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2014.05.130311

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