Education in health for individuals with chronic pain: clinical trial

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The use of socio-educational booklets is recommended for assisting in the control of chronic pain. However, the efficacy and safety of these light technologies have not yet been tested enough for widespread application, based on the model of scientific evidence. This study aimed to assess the effect of a health education program in individuals suffering from CP using the EducaDor booklet. METHODS: Randomized clinical trial conducted with chronic pain patients from Unidades Básicas de Saúde (UBS – Primary Health Care Units) in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Assessments were performed using the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI), Visual Analog Scale of Pain (VAS-P) and World Health Organization Quality of Life instrument-Bref (WHOQoL-bref ), before and after the intervention, for intra and intergroup analyses: Test Group (Booklet) and Control Group (Conventional Care). The contents of the EducaDor booklet were presented didactically in six meetings with an interval of one week between them. RESULTS: The sample was composed of 10 individuals in each group (n = 20). In the Control Group, there was an increase in pain intensity (p=0.034), while the Test Group showed a reduction in pain intensity (p=0.015) and a lower level of interference in the physical, psychological, social relationships and environmental quality of life domains (p<0.05). In the intergroup comparisons, an improvement was observed in the domain of social relationships in the Test Group (p=0.015). CONCLUSION: EducaDor booklet has been shown to be effective and safe for the education of patients suffering from CP by reducing pain intensity and improving patients’ quality of life.

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Main Authors:	Vieira,Ana Shirley Maranhão, Vidal,Diogo Guedes, Sousa,Hélder Fernando Pedrosa e, Dinis,Maria Alzira Pimenta, Sá,Katia Nunes
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira para o Estudo da Dor 2022
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2595-31922022000100039
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