Management of Chronic Pain: Improving shared decision making in osteoarthritis
Dawn Stacey, Gillian Hawker, Geoff Dervin, Ivan Tomek, Nan Cochran, Peter Tugwell, Annette M O'Connor, Dawn Stacey, Gillian Hawker, Geoff Dervin, Ivan Tomek, Nan Cochran, Peter Tugwell, Annette M O'Connor
Abstract
The burden of chronic pain for those who have it and their families is substantial, says Henry McQuay (doi: 10.1136/bmj.39520.699190.94), and these patients deserve better. Dawn Stacey and colleagues describe an example of quality improvement in practice for one group of people with chronic pain, those with osteoarthritis
Conflict of interest statement
Competing interests: All authors have received grants from the US Foundation for Informed Decision Making. The non-profit foundation has a licensing agreement with Health Dialog, a commercial company that markets patient decision aids and health coaching services.
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