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A 6 week psychoeducational programme reduced pain and improved quality of life in adults with chronic idiopathic pain

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebn.1.4.119

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    LeFort SM, Gray-Donald K, Rowat KM, et al. Randomized controlled trial of a community-based psychoeducation program for the self-management of chronic pain.Pain1998 Feb;74:297–306.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science

    Question Can a low cost, community based psychoeducational programme (Chronic Pain Self-Management Program [CPSMP]) reduce pain and improve quality of life in adults with mixed idiopathic chronic pain conditions?

    Design

    Randomised controlled trial with 3 months follow up.

    Setting

    A community based study in St John's, Newfoundland, Canada.

    Patients

    110 adults (mean age 40 y, 75% women) with chronic, non-malignant, idiopathic pain were recruited from hospital clinics, health professional referrals, and volunteers. Inclusion criteria were age ≥18 years, idiopathic pain for >3 months, ability to speak and read English, no major cognitive or psychiatric disorders, not currently participating in another educational or supportive intervention for pain management, and not scheduled for surgery. Follow up was 93%.

    Intervention

    57 adults were allocated …

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    Footnotes

    • Sources of funding: in part, National Health Research and Development Program (NHRDP) Research Training Award, and NHRDP Research Grant, Health Canada.

    • For correspondence: Dr S M LeFort, School of Nursing, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John's, Newfoundland A1B 3V6, Canada. Fax +1 709 737 7037.