Abstracts tagged "pain management and self-management"

Abstract Number: 1154 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2016
Promoting Self-Management Techniques for Osteoarthritis Pain: a Pilot Study of Nurse Practitioner Led Coping Skills Training
Christine A. Stamatos^1,2 and Particia Bruckenthal³, ¹Medicine, Division Rheumatology, Northwell Health, Great Neck, NY, ²Northwell Health, Great Neck, NY, ³School of Nursing, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY
Background/Purpose: Arthritis is the leading cause of chronic pain and disability in the United States. Two thirds of patients report inadequate pain control. Coping Skills Training…