Annals of Family Medicine 4:341-350 (2006)
© 2006 Annals of Family Medicine, Inc.
doi: 10.1370/afm.527
A Controlled Trial of Methods for Managing Pain in Primary Care Patients With or Without Co-Occurring Psychosocial Problems
Tim A. Ahles, PhD1,
John H. Wasson, MD2,
Janette L. Seville, PhD1,
Deborah J. Johnson, BA2,
Bernard F. Cole, PhD2,
Brett Hanscom, MS3,
Therese A. Stukel, PhD4,5 and
Elizabeth McKinstry, MA, RN1
1 Department of Psychiatry, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH
2 Department of Community and Family Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH
3 Department of Orthopedics, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH
4 Center for Evaluative Clinical Sciences, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH
5 Institute for Clinical Evaluative Studies, Department of Health, Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario

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Figure 1. Flow diagram of enrollment and randomization.
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Figure 2. Impact of INFOFEED+NE on patient-reported functional outcomes (patients with pain and psychosocial problems).
Note: Open circles represent the difference in change scores between INFOFEED+NE and controls, and the lines represent the 95% confidence interval.
INFOFEED+NE = patient information and physician feedback plus nurse-educator, SF-36 = Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short-Form; BP = bodily pain; RP = role physical; PF = physical function; VT = vitality; RE = role emotional; SF = social function; FIE = functional interference estimate.
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