ISelf-Help: a co-designed, culturally appropriate, online pain management programme in Aotearoa.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Current best practice recommends group-based pain management programmes for long-term improvements in persistent pain-related disability. However, there are barriers for people to access in-person delivered pain management programmes in Aotearoa.

Aims

To develop a co-designed, culturally responsive, online group-based pain management programme (iSelf-help) for people with persistent pain.

Methods

A modified participatory action research (PAR) framework was used to co-design contents and cultural-appropriateness of iSelf-help. The PAR team included: (1) seven end-users living with persistent pain, who had previously attended an in-person delivered group pain management programme, (2) two pain management clinicians, (3) two health researchers, (4) two digit

SUBMITTER: Perry MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8862515 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature