Collaborative-Care Approach Reduced Chronic Pain Symptoms For Adults With TBI

Adults who had experienced a traumatic brain injury (TBI) and had ongoing chronic pain reported much lower pain interference in daily activities after participating in a 16-week collaborative care intervention that included weekly telephonic person-centered cognitive behavioral treatment (CBT) sessions. The difference was maintained for up to four months after the intervention ended. The collaborative care intervention included up to 12 in-person or telephone visits over 16 weeks with a care manager who provided the CBT. The care manager met weekly with multidisciplinary team members to review the participants’ progress and discuss ways to optimize treatment.

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