Development of a complex intervention for people with chronic pain after knee replacement: the STAR care pathway.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Approximately 20% of people who have total knee replacement experience chronic pain afterwards, but there is little evidence about effective interventions for managing this type of pain. This article describes the systematic development and refinement of a complex intervention for people with chronic pain after knee replacement. The intervention is a care pathway involving an assessment clinic and onward referral, with telephone follow-up as required. In the design of this multistage study, we chose to focus on ensuring that the intervention was deliverable, implementable and acceptable.

Methods

In line with the UK Medical Research Council's recommendations for comprehensive development of complex interventions, multiple phases of work were undertaken. Following o

SUBMITTER: Wylde V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5781277 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature