Vulnerable Patients' Psychosocial Experiences in a Group-Based, Integrative Pain Management Program.

To use a psychosocial framework to examine the pain experiences of low-income, ethnically diverse patients before and after an Integrative Pain Management Program (IPMP). IPMP is a 12-week, multimodal pain group incorporating mindfulness, acupuncture, massage, education, movement, and health coaching. The authors conducted semistructured interviews at the beginning, end, and 3 months following completion of IPMP.

Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of an Integrative Pain Management Program in a Primary Care Safety-Net Clinic.

Objective: To design, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive Integrative Pain Management Program (IPMP) for patients with chronic pain in a safety-net primary care clinic.

Design: We used a quality improvement "Plan Do Study Act" (PDSA) framework to design, refine, and evaluate an integrative chronic pain program.

Setting: An urban federally qualified health center located in a community with high rates of chronic pain, substance use, and opioid overdose.

Effect of provider status on preventive screening among Korean-American women in Alameda County, California.

Background: Previous research suggests that having a doctor of the same ethnicity may be associated with lower rates of breast and cervical cancer screening in some Asian-American women. This study analyzes the effect of having a Korean, non-Korean, or no regular doctor upon several measures of screening among Korean-American women.

Methods: A random sample of 339 Korean-American women in Alameda County, California, were surveyed by telephone.