Title: Background information

Context:
The VA/DoD OT CPG was developed with a specific patient population in mind—Service Members,  Veterans, and their families—that has unique characteristics and needs related to the military culture and communities to which they return. Throughout the VA/DoD OT CPG, attention is paid to the characteristics and needs of these patients, particularly regarding specific risk factors such as risk for suicide, SUD, and other medical and mental health co-occurring conditions that may complicate the management of pain for these patients. Further, these recommendations were made keeping in mind the implications they would  have within the VA/DoD healthcare settings, particularly regarding considerations such as resource use, accessibility, and equity related to each recommendation and the urgent need for rigorous attention to the balance of risks and benefits for patients within the VA/DoD specifically.

Question: Throughout the VA/DoD OT CPG, particular attention is paid regarding which factors?

Answer: specific risk factors such as risk for suicide, SUD, and other medical and mental health co-occurring conditions that may complicate the management of pain for these patients