Timothy P. Carmody|Carol Duncan|Joy Huggins|Sharon N. Solkowitz|Sharon K. Lee|Norma Reyes|Sharon Mozgai|Joel A. Simon
Telephone-delivered cognitive–behavioral therapy for pain management among older military veterans: A randomized trial.
study investigated effectiveness telephonedelivered cognitivebehavioral therapy tcbt management chronic pain older military veterans enrolled va primarycare clinics conducted randomized clinical trial comparing tcbt telephonedelivered pain education tedu total 98 military veterans chronic pain enrolled study randomized one two treatment conditions study participants recruited primarycare clinics urban va medical center affiliated va communitybased outpatient clinics cbocs pain management outcomes measured midtreatment 10 weeks posttreatment 20 weeks 3month followup 32 weeks 6month followup 46 weeks significant differences found two treatment groups outcome measures treatment groups reported small significant increases level physical mental health reductions pain depressive symptoms improvements primary outcome measures mediated reductions catastrophizing telephonedelivered cbt edu warrant study easily accessible interventions ruralliving older individuals chronic pain