The effectiveness of an electronic pain management programme for the working population with chronic pain: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronic pain is highly prevalent in the working population. People tend to attempt self-initiated treatments to manage their pain. The self-efficacy of behavioural change is a suitable model for guiding the development of an electronic pain management programme (ePain). The aim in this study is to develop ePain and to evaluate its effectiveness at improving pain self-efficacy, reducing pain intensity and negative emotions, and increasing quality of life.

Methods

This study will be a randomized controlled trial. ePain will take the form of a 6-week online pain management programme. Participants will be aged 15 years or above, have chronic pain, and be employed. They must complete the baseline questionnaire and will be randomized into intervention and control groups

SUBMITTER: Tang SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7245757 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature