Stepped collaborative care for pain and posttraumatic stress disorder after major trauma: a randomized controlled feasibility trial

CONCLUSIONS: Stepped collaborative care was low-cost, feasible, and acceptable to people at risk of PTSD or pain after major trauma.IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATIONAfter hospitalization for injury, people can experience difficulty accessing timely support to manage posttraumatic stress, pain and other concerns.Stepped case management-based interventions that provide individualized support and collaborative care have reduced posttraumatic stress symptom severity for patients admitted to American trauma centers.We showed that this model of care could be adapted to target pain and mental health in the trauma system in Victoria, Australia.The intervention was low cost, acceptable and highly valued by most participants who perceived that it helped them use strategies to better manage post-traumatic symptoms, and to access clinicians and treatments relevant to their needs.PMID:37706486 | DOI:10.1080/09638288.2023.2254235

Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - September 14, 2023 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Melita J Giummarra Sandra Reeder Scott Williams Anna Devlin Rose Knol Jennie Ponsford Carolyn A Arnold Alex Konstantatos Belinda J Gabbe Hance Clarke Joel Katz Fiona Mitchell Elizabeth Robinson Douglas Zatzick Source Type: research