Integrated Care for Pain Management Among Hispanic Populations

Abstract

The purpose of this chapter is to explore the pain management experience of Hispanic populations, examine a quality improvement approach, and propose evidence-based integrated care solutions for more effective approaches. Pain is one of the primary reasons people seek health care; it can be a symptom of a condition in the body requiring treatment. Treating the accompanying pain may be in addition to treating the condition and may invoke other responses and reactions due to both long held beliefs and attitudes on the part of the patient and family but also for health care providers. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2017 APA, all rights reserved)