Table 5.

Primary Care Physician/Physician Assistant Survey (N = 221)

		%	N
1.	Are you aware of pain psychology as a non-pharmacologic treatment option for your patients with chronic pain?		220
	Yes	67.7	149
	No	32.3	71
2.	Pain psychologists help patients acquire pain management and self- management skills. Do you think this could be valuable for your patients with pain?		220
	Yes	92.7	204
	No	2.3	5
	Not sure	5.0	11
3.	Are you interested in learning more about pain psychology and how it may benefit your patients?		220
	Yes	89.1	196
	No	10.9	24
4.	Have there been barriers in referring your patients for pain psychology? Please check all that apply:		215
	Poor insurance coverage	51.2	110
	Not sure how to locate a qualified pain psychologist	49.3	106
	My patients are reluctant to see a pain psychologist	31.6	68
	Didn’t know about it	29.3	63
	I do not know how to pitch pain psychology to my patients	23.3	50
	There are pain psychologists in the area but the wait times are too long	15.4	33
	Other (please specify)	12.6	27
	Didn’t see the need	1.9	4
5.	Would you be in favor of an initiative to train more therapists to deliver quality pain psychology services?		218
	Yes	83.5	182
	Maybe	14.2	31
	No	2.3	5
6.	Would you value a website that would allow you to easily identify therapists with specialized pain training in your patients’ area?		219
	Yes	80.8	177
	Maybe	14.6	32
	No	4.6	10