Self-management support intervention to control cancer pain in the outpatient setting: a randomized controlled trial study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pain is a prevalent and distressing symptom in patients with cancer, having an enormous impact on functioning and quality of life. Fragmentation of care, inadequate pain communication, and reluctance towards pain medication contribute to difficulties in optimizing outcomes. Integration of patient self-management and professional care by means of healthcare technology provides new opportunities in the outpatient setting.

Methods/design

This study protocol outlines a two-armed multicenter randomized controlled trial that compares a technology based multicomponent self-management support intervention with care as usual and includes an effect, economic and process evaluation. Patients will be recruited consecutively via the outpatient oncology clinics and inpatient on

SUBMITTER: Hochstenbach LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4451734 | biostudies-literature | 2015 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature