Testing a newly developed activity pacing framework for chronic pain/fatigue: a feasibility study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To test the feasibility of using a new activity pacing framework to standardise healthcare professionals' instructions of pacing, and explore whether measures of activity pacing/symptoms detected changes following treatment.

Design

Single-arm, repeated measures study.

Setting

One National Health Service (NHS) Pain Service in Northern England, UK.

Participants

Adult patients with chronic pain/fatigue, including chronic low back pain, chronic widespread pain, fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis.

Interventions

Six-week rehabilitation programme, standardised using the activity pacing framework.

Outcome measures

Feasibility was explored via patients' recruitment/attrition rates, adherence and satisfaction, and

SUBMITTER: Antcliff D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8655535 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature