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ArticlePain medicine (Malden, Mass.)2022

Ascertaining Design and Implementation Requirements for a Perioperative Neurocognitive Training Intervention for the Prevention of Persistent Pain After Surgery.

Katherine J Holzer, Simon Haroutounian, Alicia Meng, Elizabeth A Wilson, Aaron Steinberg, Michael S Avidan, Benjamin D Kozower, Joanna Abraham

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Article in Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Katherine J HolzerDepartment of Anesthesiology.
Simon HaroutounianDepartment of Anesthesiology.
Alicia MengDepartment of Anesthesiology.
Elizabeth A WilsonDepartment of Anesthesiology.
Aaron SteinbergDepartment of Anesthesiology.
Michael S AvidanDepartment of Anesthesiology.
Benjamin D KozowerDepartment of Surgery.
Joanna AbrahamDepartment of Anesthesiology.ORCID 0000-0002-3576-5279
Washington University in St. Louis · US

Funding

PHARMacist and Community Health Support to Optimize Medications After Trauma Surgery (PHARM-C)P50MH122351 · NIMH · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI Joanna Abraham · 2021 to 2026
$10.8M
NIMH NIH HHS P50 MH122351
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPersistent postsurgical pain (PPSP) is a common complication that impacts quality of life, often necessitating long-term opioid treatment. Certain neurocognitive factors, including reduced performance on cognitive flexibility tasks, are associated with increased risk of PPSP. We examine the perceptions of surgical patients and clinicians with regard to perioperative pain management activities and needs; patient acceptance and use of a perioperative neurocognitive training intervention; and implementation feasibility.

methodsWe conducted both individual and focus group interviews with patients undergoing thoracic surgery and clinicians in an academic medical center. The Consolidated Framework for Intervention Research guided the development of interview questions related to the adoption and implementation of a neurocognitive intervention to mitigate PPSP. A thematic analysis was used to analyze the responses.

resultsForty patients and 15 clinicians participated. Interviews revealed that there is minimal discussion between clinicians and patients about PPSP. Most participants were receptive to a neurocognitive intervention to prevent PPSP, if evidence demonstrating its effectiveness were available. Potential barriers to neurocognitive training program adoption included fatigue, cognitive overload, lack of familiarity with the technology used for delivering the intervention, and immediate postoperative pain and stress. Implementation facilitators would include patient education about the intervention, incentives for its use, and daily reminders.

conclusionThe study identified several guiding principles for addressing patients' and clinicians' barriers to effectively implementing a neurocognitive training intervention to mitigate PPSP after surgery. To ensure the sustainability of neurocognitive interventions for preventing PPSP, such interventions would need to be adapted to meet patients' and clinicians' needs within the perioperative context.

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Postoperative PainQuality of LifeAnalgesics, OpioidHumansPain ManagementPain MeasurementAnalgesics, OpioidAnesthesiaCognitive TrainingImplementationPainQualitative MethodsThoracic Surgery

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PMID34931687
PMCPMC9607951
OpenAlexW4200302461

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