A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Standardized Educational Intervention for Patients with Cancer Pain

Abstract

Provision of a video and/or booklet for people with cancer pain was a feasible and effective adjunct to the management of cancer pain.

Structured Education Programme on Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA) for Orthopaedic Patients

“…The findings of the present study were consistent with previous studies (McNicol et al 2015;Lovell et al 2010). The findings indicated the positive effect of educational intervention on pain management following orthopedic surgery (Ho et al 2015;Hong & Lee 2012).…”

“…Hence, this study deemed that the intervention group was seen to be an effective mode of training for the use of PCA in terms of pain scores and were consistent with findings from previous studies (Ho et al 2015;Park et al 2006). This was in contrast with other studies that stated that there were not significant improvement in pain scores and outcomes (Guo et al 2012;Lovell et al 2010). Despite the mixed findings from previous reported studies, the current findings obtained proved the effectiveness of the structured preoperative education programme used in this study as it has achieved expected outcomes-improvement in pain score among the intervention group.…”

Pain Medication Management Processes Used by Oncology Outpatients and Family Caregivers Part II: Home and Lifestyle Contexts

“…A recent systematic review of pain management interventions indicated that skill-building content for medication management is rarely, if ever, included (19). Content pertaining to medications typically falls within the cognitive and attitudinal domains, including content on the purposes and doses of medications, misconceptions, fears, and reluctance to use strong analgesics (20–24). The use of a pillbox to facilitate organizing and remembering medications is typically the only content pertaining to practical, day-to-day behavioral skills (25,26).…”

Psychosocial Issues in Cancer Pain

“…Several more recent studies provide additional evidence regarding the efficacy of educational interventions for reducing patient barriers to pain management [35,36] and pain intensity [37], although these interventions did not lead to improvements in other outcomes, including communication with health care providers, satisfaction with care, psychological distress, or QOL. One particularly welldesigned study did obtain significant findings across multiple domains.…”