Pain Self-Management and Treatment Engagement for Patients Taking Opioids

"Usual care refers to the standard of care that patients receive at their primary care clinic.~The standard of care for patients is to discuss chronic pain with their providers at their discretion, and for providers to offer buprenorphine for OUD and/or provide referrals to specialty addiction treatment programs in the local community.~Participants will continue to have access to usual care for chronic pain, which could include pain clinic visits, physical therapy, medication (e.g., gabapentin), and/or seeing a counselor, psychiatrist, or psychologist.~The study protocol will not interfere with usual clinical care."

"PSM is a manualized behavioral intervention tailored to patients in primary care with opioid misuse/OUD. The PSM intervention that consists of ten sessions/modules.~Participants will be offered a total of 10 PSM sessions, delivered weekly over a 12-week intervention period starting from the date of study enrollment.~A trained staff interventionist will lead the 60-minute sessions using a participant study manual that outlines the content for all 10 sessions.~The first two sessions, Introduction and Navigating Conversations About Opioids, are mandatory. Participants can choose the order of the remaining 8 sessions, prioritizing those they are most interested in. Additional session topics are: Stress Management and Your Pain, Relaxation Techniques to Help Your Pain, Thinking Differently About Your Pain, Sleeping Better to Help Your Pain, Physical Activity and Your Pain, Mood and Your Pain, and Communicating with Others."