Chronic Pain Diagnosis and Treatment in Torture Survivors
The goal Aim 1 of this investigation is to characterize the diagnosis of chronic pain in torture survivors. The investigators hypothesize that using a validated pain screen to supplement the existing United Nations Istanbul Protocol can improve the ability to detect pain from 15% to 90% in this study population. Investigators will test this hypothesis by conducting a prospective, blind comparison to gold standard study. The goal of Aim 2 is to evaluate the acceptability of somatic pain treatment using qualitative interviews of torture survivors. The goal of Aim 3 is to assess the feasibility of recruiting and retaining participants in a digital pain program over six months.
• ≥ 18 years old
• Survived torture as defined by the World Medical Association
• Consented to being contacted by our research team
• ≥ 18 years old
• Survived torture as defined by the World Medical Association
• Chronic pain as per Aim 1 findings