Implementing a Pain Self-Management Protocol in Home Care: A Cluster-Randomized Pragmatic Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To determine the effectiveness of a cognitive-behavioral pain self-management (CBPSM) protocol delivered by physical therapists (PTs) for use by older adults with activity-limiting pain receiving home care.

Design

A randomized pragmatic trial comparing delivery of the intervention plus usual care with usual care alone.

Setting

Community.

Participants

Individuals aged 55 and older admitted with orders for physical therapy who endorsed activity-limiting pain and reported pain scores of 3 or greater on a scale from 0 to 10 (N = 588).

Intervention

A CBPSM protocol delivered by PTs.

Measurements

Primary outcomes were assessed at 60 days using validated measures of pain-related disability, pain intensity, gait speed, and number of activity of

SUBMITTER: Reid MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5555786 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature