Table 4 Top ranked features to improve clinical integration (providers only)
Rank | What are the top features that we need to design into the tool to make it both practical and helpful to you in managing your patients with chronic pain? |
|---|---|
1 | Assess functional abilities and limitations |
2 | Provide pain history components (location, duration, history of onset, history of evaluation to date, associated symptoms, aggravating and ameliorating factors, current treatment, tried but failed treatment, etc) |
3 | Presenting a patient prioritized list of the patient’s goals for the encounter |
4 | Educate the patient on effectiveness of CBT, ACT and the emotional components of pain |
5 | Scripts to guide difficult conversations regarding changing a longstanding treatment plan |
6 | Educate the patient that reporting pain will not lead to prescription for pain med. |
7 | Screening tools for substance use disorder and/or opioid use disorder |
8 | Resource list customized by community (treating substance use disorder, acupuncturists, osteopaths, chiropractors, massage therapists, Tai Chi, etc.) |
9 | Require minimal effort by providers (not have to click too many boxes or write a whole lot) |
10 | Easy to read and follow |
11 | Facilitate the patient providing a signed release to facilitate obtaining past records in advance of the patient encounter |
12 | Keep it short |
13 | Gives multiple choice options which reflect the wide range of patient/provider possible responses |
14 | Include tools to help with motivational interviewing regarding pain and function |
15 | Easy access to MME calculator |