22Jan 2018

EDUCATION INTERVENTIONS IN PRIMARY CARE TO IMPROVE CHRONIC PAIN OUTCOMES.

  • DNP, FNP, MSN.
  • PhD, MPH, FNP-BC.
  • PMHCNS, BC.
  • UMass Amherst, College of Nursing.
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Background: Chronic pain is a burden in terms of patient distress, social and work disability, diminished quality of life, and increased healthcare costs. In the treatment of chronic pain, non-pharmacological interventions offer patients self-management strategies to improve function, coping and adaptation skills. Improved health outcomes through education in these methods may be more beneficial than reliance on prescription pain medication. Aims and Methods: Chronic pain patients benefit from enhanced knowledge to manage pain through health education, support tools and information on complementary therapies, with non-pharmacological, acceptance-based health education. The aim of this paper is to summarize the non-pharmacological tools that patients may use to relieve chronic pain. Results: Interventions such as stretching, ergonomics, exercise, as well as other alternative approaches offer enhanced pain control. Conclusions: Nurse-led interventions in chronic pain education offer solutions for clinical practice with non-pharmacological, acceptance-based health education. Chronic pain patients benefit from ergonomics and posture training, stretching discussions, and complementary modalities.

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[Kathleen Rogers, DNP, FNP; MSN, Pamela Aselton, PhD, MPH, FNP-BC, Gabrielle Abelard, PMHCNS, BC (2018); EDUCATION INTERVENTIONS IN PRIMARY CARE TO IMPROVE CHRONIC PAIN OUTCOMES. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 6 (Jan). 1270-1274] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Kathleen Rogers
University of Mass., Amherst

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/6346      
DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/6346

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