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ArticleBMC nursing2018

Testing a pain self-management intervention by exploring reduction of analgesics' side effects in cancer outpatients and the involvement of family caregivers: a study protocol (PEINCA-FAM).

Sabine Valenta, Rebecca Spirig, Christine Miaskowski, Kathrin Zaugg, Elisabeth Spichiger

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Article in BMC nursing, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02713919 (Mixed Methods Study to Test the Efficacy of the Adapted German PRO-SELF® Plus Pain Control Program, an Intervention Directed at Outpatients With Cancer and Their Family Caregivers to Reduce Pain and Related Symptoms), which is not on this map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
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NCT02713919 naterminatednot on this map

Mixed Methods Study to Test the Efficacy of the Adapted German PRO-SELF® Plus Pain Control Program, an Intervention Directed at Outpatients With Cancer and Their Family Caregivers to Reduce Pain and Related Symptoms

TypeinterventionalSponsorElisabeth SpichigerRan2016 to 2018Enrolled44ConditionsPain ManagementArmsAdapted German PRO-SELF© Plus Pain Control Program
3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Sabine Valenta1Nursing Science, Department Public Health, University of Basel, Bernoullistrasse 28, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland.
Rebecca Spirig1Nursing Science, Department Public Health, University of Basel, Bernoullistrasse 28, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland.
Christine Miaskowski4School of Nursing, University of California San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, USA.
Kathrin Zaugg5Department of Radiation Oncology, Stadtspital Triemli, Zurich, Switzerland.
Elisabeth Spichiger1Nursing Science, Department Public Health, University of Basel, Bernoullistrasse 28, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-6875-2650
University of Basel · CHTriemli Hospital · CHUniversity of California, San Francisco · USWitten/Herdecke University · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPain is one of cancer patients' most frequent and distressing symptoms; however, analgesics' side effects often increase symptom burden. Further, with the home rapidly becoming the primary cancer care setting, family caregivers (FCs) commonly play central roles in patients' pain self-management, but with little or no preparation. One US-tested intervention, the PRO-SELF© Plus Pain Control Program (PCP), designed to support cancer outpatients and their FCs in pain self-management, is currently being tested in the Swiss multi-centre PEINCA study. The current PEINCA-FAM study is a sub-study of PEINCA. The aims of PEINCA-FAM are: a) to test the efficacy of the adapted German PRO-SELF © Plus PCP to reduce side effects of analgesics; b) to enhance patients'/FCs' knowledge regarding cancer pain; and c) to explore FCs' involvement in patients' pain self-management.

methodsThis mixed methods project combines a multi-centre randomized controlled clinical trial with qualitative data collection techniques and includes 210 patients recruited from three oncology outpatient clinics. FCs involved in patients' pain self-management are also invited to participate. After baseline evaluation, eligible participants are randomized to a 6-week intervention group and a control group. Both groups complete a daily pain and symptom diary. Intervention group patients/FCs receive the weekly psychoeducational PRO-SELF© Plus PCP interventions; control group patients receive usual care. After completing the six-week study procedures, a subsample of 7-10 patients/FCs per group and hospital ( DISCUSSION: In clinical practice, specially trained oncology nurses in outpatient clinics could apply the intervention to reduce side effects and to enhance patients'/FCs' self-efficacy and pain management knowledge.

trial registrationThe PEINCA study is registered in the Clinical Trials.gov site (code: NCT02713919, 08 March 2016).

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Adverse effectsCaregiversHealth behaviourHealth knowledge, attitudes, practiceNeoplasmsPain managementPatient educationRandomized controlled trialSelf-care

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