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Lessons learned from conducting a randomised controlled trial, providing person-centred support through telephone and an e-health platform for persons on sick-leave due to chronic pain Passed

Wednesday May 15, 2024 14:30 - 15:13 Poster Arena

Presenter: Veronica Lilja

Track: Posters, Evaluation of Interventions

Poster can be found in location 107.

Background: Chronic pain is one of the most prevalent reasons for sick leave and people with chronic pain have difficulty returning to work. Person-centred care (PCC) has been suggested as a way of helping them. A randomized controlled trial (RCT) aimed at evaluating if remote PCC increases self-efficacy and return to work. Sixty persons (30 intervention/ 30 control) were recruited. In addition to usual care the intervention group received person-centred support through telephone calls with a health care professional and access to an e-health platform for 6 months. Primary outcome was a composite score consisting of self-efficacy (GSE) and sick-leave ratio (self-reported). Screening was conducted between August 2021 and June 2023. The first patient representative joined the project in June 2021 and the second in May 2022. The intervention will continue until spring 2024 and data analysis will follow its completion. Aim: To describe lessons learned from conducting a RCT focusing on enhancing self-efficacy and return to work among persons on sick-leave with chronic pain.  Methods: Synthesis of the research group’s experiences, built upon consensus reached in discussions within the group.  Results and conclusions:. Including patient representatives can mitigate upcoming difficulties when conducting a RCT and preferably the patient representatives participate from early design stage. However, the representatives’ opinions might not always cohere to those of the intended target group, as the representatives can be more resilient than the target group. The knowledge from experienced researchers together with the patient representatives will therefore make a good basis for development of the project plan. Persons living with chronic pain tend to struggle with comorbidities and biopsychosocial factors that can hinder their participation in studies. Thus, intervention components and questionnaires could favourable be designed accordingly to avoid missing data and burdening the participants.  

Language

English

Seminar type

Poster

Conference

GCPCC

Authors

Veronica Lilja, Åse Lundin, Paulin Andréll, Mari Lundberg, Vivi-Anne Segertoft, Sara Wallström

Lecturers

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Veronica Lilja Presenter

GPCC/Institutionen för vårdvetenskap och hälsa GU