title: Mixed-method approach to veteran satisfaction with pain education.
abstract: Patient education is a central component in high-quality integrated care of patients with chronic pain. The current study assessed patients' satisfaction with a 12 wk "Pain Education School" program within the initial 2 yr phase of implementation. A mixed-method treatment outcome design was used. A sample of 219 veterans between November 6, 2009, and January 20, 2012, was evaluated. Quantitative findings suggest that patients reported learning "new and useful" information (mean = 4.62 +/- 0.82), perceived the program as "easy to understand" (4.62 +/- 0.70), used the learned information (4.58 +/- 0.77), and recommended the program to others (4.71 +/- 0.74). Four thematic maps emerged from the qualitative data. Response percentages were calculated in order to illustrate the relative magnitude of emerging themes and subthemes corresponding to participant extracts.
authors.affiliation: Psychology Department, Adler School of Professional Psychology, Chicago, IL.
authors.forename: Erin C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Watson
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cosio
authors.forename: Erica H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001294:Attitude to Health; D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019222:Mind-Body Relations, Metaphysical; D059408:Pain Management; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D014728:Veterans / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: chronic pain; health education; integrated care; mixed-method; pain management; patient satisfaction; thematic 
  analyses; themes/subthemes; treatment effectiveness; veterans