The COVID-19 pandemic is exacerbating the challenges faced by Veterans at risk of opioid overdose including Veterans prescribed moderate-to-high dose long-term opioid therapy (LTOT) whose usual treatment resources and coping strategies may be inaccessible. This project combines established VA care components to deploy and evaluate virtual models of care for Veterans on high-risk LTOT to meet the dual challenges of maintaining social distancing and delivery high quality care.
Other: VCPM
VCPM is a multi-component intervention consisting of already-established care processes and materials.
Other Name: Virtual Chronic Pain Management
Inclusion Criteria:
- Eligible participants must currently receive LTOT for chronic pain at 50 mg morphine
equivalent daily dose
Exclusion Criteria:
Exclusion criteria at baseline are:
- dementia diagnosis or moderate-severe cognitive impairment
- unstable or severe untreated psychiatric disorder or medical disease that requires
hospitalization
- documentation of suspected controlled substance diversion
- inability to communicate by phone
Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center, Aurora, CO
Aurora, Colorado, United States
VA Connecticut Healthcare System West Haven Campus, West Haven, CT
West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Brent Adams Moore, PhD, Principal Investigator
VA Connecticut Healthcare System West Haven Campus, West Haven, CT