Randomized clinical trial to evaluate a cancer pain self-management intervention for outpatients.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Unrelieved pain is common in patients with advanced cancer. Although psychoeducational interventions were found to decrease pain, effects were moderate. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a pain self-management intervention compared with usual care and to explore participants' experiences with pain management and study participation.

Methods

A multicenter randomized controlled trial design with post-trial interviews was used. Outpatients with cancer pain and their family caregivers were recruited from three Swiss university hospitals. The intervention group (IG) received the six-week intervention consisting of education, skills building, and nurse coaching. The control group (CG) received usual care. Outcome variables were analyzed using mult

SUBMITTER: Valenta S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9072187 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature