Self-management toolkit and delivery strategy for end-of-life pain: the mixed-methods feasibility study

Bennett M I, Mulvey M R, Campling N, Latter S, Richardson A, Bekker H, Blenkinsopp A, Carder P, Closs J, Farrin A, Flemming K, Gallagher J, Meads D, Morley S, O'Dwyer J, Wright-Hughes A & Hartley S
Record ID 32018000005
English
Authors' objectives: To develop a self-management support toolkit (SMST) and delivery strategy and to test the feasibility of evaluating this intervention in a future definitive trial.
Authors' recommendations: (1) The recruitment rate was lower than anticipated. (2) The content of the intervention was focused on strong opioids only. (3) The fidelity of intervention delivery was limited by the need for ongoing training and support. (4) Recruitment sites where clinical research nurse support was not secured had lower recruitment rates. (5) The process for recording withdrawal was not sufficiently detailed. (6) The number of follow-up visits was considered burdensome for some participants. (7) The feasibility trial did not have a control arm or assess randomisation processes. A future randomised controlled trial is feasible and acceptable.
Details
Project Status: Completed
Year Published: 2017
URL for published report: https://www.journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk/hta/hta21760/#/abstract
English language abstract: An English language summary is available
Publication Type: Not Assigned
Country: England, United Kingdom
MeSH Terms
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Humans
  • Pain
  • Self-Management
  • Terminal Care
Contact
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