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The "future" pain clinician: Competencies needed to provide psychologically informed care
Örebro University, School of Behavioural, Social and Legal Sciences. (Center for Health and Medical Psychology)ORCID iD: 0000-0001-5359-0452
School of Allied Health, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
Örebro University, School of Behavioural, Social and Legal Sciences. Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden. (Center for Health and Medical Psychology)
Experimental Health Psychology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands and Health Psychology Research Group, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
2024 (English)In: Scandinavian Journal of Pain, ISSN 1877-8860, E-ISSN 1877-8879, Vol. 24, no 1Article, review/survey (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE: Psychologically informed care has been proposed to improve treatment outcomes for chronic pain and aligns with a person-centered approach. Yet implementation lags behind, and studies suggest that a lack of competency leads to poor results. It is unclear what training clinicians require to deliver this care. We examine how we might improve psychologically informed care guided by the needs of the patient and in congruence with the scientific literature with a particular focus on how competencies might be upgraded and implementation enhanced.

METHODS: We selectively review the literature for psychologically informed care for pain. The patient's view on what is needed is contrasted with the competencies necessary to meet these needs and how treatment should be evaluated.

RESULTS: Patient needs and corresponding competencies are delineated. A number of multi-professional skills and competencies are required to provide psychologically informed care. Single-subject methodologies can determine whether the care has the desired effect for the individual patient and facilitate effectiveness. We argue that becoming a competent "pain clinician" requires a new approach to education that transcends current professional boundaries.

CONCLUSIONS: Providing person-centered care guided by the needs of the patient and in line with the scientific literature shows great potential but requires multiple competencies. We propose that training the pain clinician of the future should focus on psychologically informed care and the competencies required to meet the individual's needs. Single-subject methodology allows for continual evaluation of this care.

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Walter de Gruyter, 2024. Vol. 24, no 1
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URN: urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-115403DOI: 10.1515/sjpain-2024-0017ISI: 001286869300001PubMedID: 39119640Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85201041590OAI: oai:DiVA.org:oru-115403DiVA, id: diva2:1889641
Available from: 2024-08-16 Created: 2024-08-16 Last updated: 2024-08-21Bibliographically approved

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