title: Survey of Primary-Care Providers on Perceived Benefits of and Barriers to PainTracker.
abstract: Management of chronic pain is a common and complex challenge in primary care. Patient-reported outcomes surveys can help assist the patient with chronic pain to communicate the symptoms to their provider and engage the patient in treatment planning and evaluation to improve both quality of care and patient outcomes. A web survey was used to assess clinic providers' perceived ease of use, barriers to use, and clinical benefits of a patient-reported outcomes survey, termed PainTracker. More than half the respondents were satisfied with PainTracker and 76% of respondents agreed that PainTracker helps patients participate in their pain management. Although only a first step, this study helps evaluate the benefits of involving patients in their pain management care.
authors.affiliation: Doctoral student in the Adult Nurse Practitioner Program at the University of Washington in Seattle.
authors.forename: Melissa M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Schorn
authors.affiliation: Professor in the School of Nursing as well as in the Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine at the University of Washington in Seattle.
authors.forename: Ardith Z
authors.initials: AZ
authors.lastname: Doorenbos
authors.affiliation: Teaching associate with the Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.
authors.forename: Debra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gordon
authors.affiliation: Attending physician at the University of Washington Neighborhood Clinic in Issaquah, WA.
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Read-Williams
keywords: chronic non cancer pain; patient-reported outcomes; primary care; provider satisfaction; technology acceptance