Objective: The purpose of this study was to explore self-reported Veterans Affairs (VA) amputation clinician perspectives and clinical practices regarding the measurement and treatment for amputation-related pain.
Study Design: Cross-sectional survey with 73 VA rehabilitation clinicians within the VA Health Care System.
Results: The most frequent clinical backgrounds of respondents included physical therapists (36%), prosthetists (32%), and physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist (21%). Forty-one clinicians (56%) reported using pain outcome measures with a preference for average pain intensity numeric rating scale (generic) (97%), average phantom limb pain intensity numeric rating scale (80%), or Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System pain interference (12%) measures. Clinicians' most frequently recommended interventions were compression garments, desensitization, and physical therapy. Clinicians identified mindset, cognition, and motivation as factors that facilitate a patient's response to treatments. Conversely, clinicians identified poor adherence, lack of belief in interventions, and preference for traditional pain interventions (e.g., medications) as common barriers to improvement. We asked about the frequently used treatment of graded motor imagery. Although graded motor imagery was originally developed with 3 phases (limb laterality, explicit motor imagery, mirror therapy), clinicians reported primarily using explicit motor imagery and mirror therapy.
Results: Most clinicians who use standardized pain measures prefer intensity ratings. Clinicians select pain interventions based on the patient's presentation. This work contributes to the understanding of factors influencing clinicians' treatment selection for nondrug interventions. Future work that includes qualitative components could further discern implementation barriers to amputation pain rehabilitation interventions for greater consistency in practice.
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