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{"title":"A service evaluation to examine the effectiveness of chronic pain management programmes delivered using video conferencing technology compared to in-person.","authors":"Deborah Joy, Annie Caddle","doi":"10.1177/20494637221135125","DOIUrl":"10.1177/20494637221135125","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The Covid-19 pandemic required rapid substitution of in-person Pain Management Programmes (PMP) delivery with delivery via videoconferencing technologies (VCT). No prior published VCT-PMP effectiveness findings were found, so an evaluation was conducted to explore effectiveness of this method and to compare psychometric outcomes with pre-pandemic, in-person- PMPs, delivered in routine clinical settings.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Participants were routinely attending PMPs. A consecutive series of six in-person-PMPs (<i>n</i> = 61) immediately prior to the pandemic were compared with the first series of six VCT-PMPs (<i>n</i> = 64) delivered in the same services. A within-subjects comparison of clinical outcomes (pre-post for VCT-PMP and in-person PMP) and a between-subjects comparison of delivery type was conducted (two-way mixed ANOVA). Reliable change indices examined reliable improvements and deteriorations by delivery type.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Both PMP delivery format groups made significant improvements in anxiety, depression, pain self-efficacy, chronic pain acceptance and pain catastrophising. No significant difference was found between VCT-PMP and in-person-PMP on each of the measures. Reliable change indices indicated similar levels of improvement and deterioration with each delivery format with improvements far outweighing deteriorations. Attrition was greater in the VCT format (33%) versus in-person-PMP (18%).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study indicates that meaningful change as measured by standard psychometric questionnaires can occur in PMPs delivered via VCT and appear broadly equivalent to that achieved through in-person delivery. Physical performance outcomes such as quality and amount of movement were not measured or explored.</p>","PeriodicalId":46585,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Pain","volume":"17 2","pages":"142-151"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10088418/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9306168","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Readability of online health information pertaining to migraine and headache in the UK.","authors":"Kate Atherton,&nbsp;Mark J Forshaw,&nbsp;Tara M Kidd","doi":"10.1177/20494637221134461","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/20494637221134461","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>An estimated 46% of the worldwide adult population live with an active headache disorder, and it is thought that there is a proportion of headache and migraine sufferers who do not attend for medical care, instead choosing to manage their symptoms at home. The internet continues to act as a source of online health information for self-management, however, it is important that this information can be understood by the user. Research indicates that most health information online is written at a level too difficult for much of the UK population to understand. The aim of this study was to investigate the readability of online health information pertaining to headache and migraine for a UK-based internet user accessing the top four search engines. Searches for 'headache' and 'migraine' were performed on each search engine and results from the first page were selected for analysis. Five validated readability tests were used to analyse readability; Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level, Flesch Reading Ease, Gunning Fog Index, Coleman-Liau Index and Simple Measure of Gobbledygook Index. We found that the majority of online health information about migraine and headache is too difficult for the UK adult population to read. Findings highlight work is required to ensure that information from a wider variety of sources is easier to comprehend for much of the population in order for individuals to make informed decisions about health seeking and self-management of headache and migraine. Health information providers should weave readability analysis into their content design process, incorporating shorter sentences and simpler words in their description of conditions and treatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":46585,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Pain","volume":"17 2","pages":"117-125"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10088424/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9360025","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"What influences physician opioid prescribing for children with acute pain?","authors":"George Slim, Michael van Manen, Megan Fowler, Naveen Poonai, Samina Ali","doi":"10.1177/20494637221146421","DOIUrl":"10.1177/20494637221146421","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Pain is one of the most common symptoms encountered in the healthcare system, and opioids are among the top three medications used to treat it. Understanding the reasoning behind physicians' opioid prescribing practices is vital to safe practice. The primary objective of our study was to describe pediatric emergency physicians' decision-making process when prescribing opioids for children's acute pain management.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study employed qualitative methodology, using one-on-one semi-structured interviews within a grounded theory analytic framework. We employed purposeful sampling to recruit pediatric emergency physicians from across Canada. Interviews were conducted by telephone (December 2019-January 2021). Transcript analysis occurred concurrently with data collection, supporting data saturation and theory development considerations.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Eleven interviews were completed with participants representing each of Canada's geographic regions. Nine major themes emerged: (1) practice setting and outpatient opioid use, (2) condition-specific considerations, (3) physician confidence in medical evidence, (4) pain assessment challenges, (5) patient and family perspectives, (6) opioid safety concerns, (7) personal biases and experiences, (8) personal practice context, and (9) the Opioid Crisis/media influence. Most clinicians felt that they limited opioid use to those who needed it most; all participants described challenges managing acute pain, emphasizing the need for accurate pain measurement and better guidelines, evidence-based data, and knowledge translation. Clinicians were more comfortable treating pain in the emergency department, compared to discharge prescribing. They recognized the importance of co-therapy with non-opioids and the need for opioid risk assessment when prescribing. A family centered approach was recognized as the goal of practice.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Clinicians are less comfortable prescribing opioids to children for at-home use and find pain assessment and lack of clear guidelines to be barriers to pain care. Knowledge translation strategies for safer practice and optimal acute pain management could support responsible and judicious opioid use.</p>","PeriodicalId":46585,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Pain","volume":"17 2","pages":"195-205"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10088422/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9660730","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Caregiving for older people living with chronic pain: analysis of the English longitudinal study of ageing and health survey for England.","authors":"Toby Smith,&nbsp;Michael Mansfield,&nbsp;Sarah Hanson,&nbsp;Allie Welsh,&nbsp;Reema Khoury,&nbsp;Allan Clark,&nbsp;Emma Dures,&nbsp;Jo Adams","doi":"10.1177/20494637221144250","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/20494637221144250","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Chronic pain is a disabling condition. Many people with chronic pain seek informal support for everyday activities of daily living (ADL). However, there remains uncertainty on the type of people with chronic pain who access this support, what types of support they need and who provides such support. The purpose of this analysis was to answer these uncertainties.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data from the Health Survey for England (HSE) and English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) were accessed. People who reported chronic pain (moderate or above for minimum of 12 months) were identified. From these cohorts, we determined if individuals self-reported receiving informal care. Data on caregiver profiles and caregiving activities were reported through descriptive statistics. Logistic regression analyses were performed to compare health status outcomes between people with pain who received and who did not receive informal care.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>2178 people with chronic pain from the ELSA cohort and 571 from the HSE cohort were analysed. People who received care were frequently female, older aged with several medical morbidities including musculoskeletal diseases such as arthritis. People with chronic pain received informal care for several diverse tasks. Most frequently these related to instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) such as shopping and housework. They were most frequently provided by partners or their children. Although they reported greater disability and symptoms (<i>p</i> < 0.001), people who received care did not report differences in health status, loneliness or wellbeing (<i>p</i> = 0.27; <i>p</i> = 0.46).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Whilst it may be possible to characterise people living in chronic pain who receive informal care, there is some uncertainty on the impact of informal caregiving on their health and wellbeing. Consideration should now be made on how best to support both care recipients and informal caregivers, to ensure their health and quality of life is promoted whilst living with chronic pain.</p>","PeriodicalId":46585,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Pain","volume":"17 2","pages":"166-181"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/87/f0/10.1177_20494637221144250.PMC10088417.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9660734","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A systematic review of subcutaneous versus intramuscular or intravenous routes of opioid administration on pain outcomes in cancer and post-surgical clinical populations - challenging current assumptions in palliative care practice.","authors":"Lorna Fairbairn, Anna Schuberth, Laura Deacon, Hazel Gilkes, Victoria Montgomery, Michael I Bennett, Matthew R Mulvey","doi":"10.1177/20494637221135835","DOIUrl":"10.1177/20494637221135835","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The objective of this review is to investigate the use of the subcutaneous route of administration of analgesics, common practice within palliative medicine.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Systematic review using consensus approach, direct comparison of subcutaneous route with intravenous and intramuscular routes.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The limited available evidence demonstrates non-inferiority of the subcutaneous route in both cancer patients and those post-surgery. Pain management is comparable to other routes. Route-related side effects are rare and systemic side effects are comparable.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Pain management is a critical role of palliative medicine. The subcutaneous route of administration offers a viable option for the delivery of parenteral analgesia within all settings, including the community. This review supports current practice, demonstrating equivalence with more invasive routes of administration.</p>","PeriodicalId":46585,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Pain","volume":"17 2","pages":"152-165"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10088419/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9360028","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Understanding the Lived Experience of Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review and Synthesis of Qualitative Evidence Syntheses","authors":"Simon van Rysewyk, Renée Blomkvist, Antony Chuter, R. Crighton, F. Hodson, D. Roomes, Blair H. Smith, F. Toye","doi":"10.1101/2023.03.16.23287384","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.03.16.23287384","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Although multiple measures of the causes and consequences of chronic non-cancer pain (CNCP) are available and can inform pain management, no quantitative summary of these measures can describe the meaning of pain for a patient. The lived experience of pain tends to be a blind spot in pain management. This study aimed to: (1) integrate qualitative research investigating the lived experience of a range of CNCP conditions; (2) establish common qualitative themes in CNCP experience; and (3) evaluate the relevance of our results through a survey questionnaire based on these themes, administered across the United Kingdom. Methods: Six bibliographic databases were searched from inception to February 2021 to identify Qualitative Evidence Syntheses (QES) that investigated the lived experience of CNCP and its impact on everyday life and activities. Themes and trends were derived by thematic qualitative analysis in collaboration with two patient and public involvement representatives through two workshops. The output from these workshops helped inform the creation of twenty survey statements. Results: The research team identified and screened 1,323 titles, and considered 86 abstracts, including 20 in the final review. Eight themes were developed from the study findings: (1) my pain gives rise to negative emotions; (2) changes to my life and to my self; (3) adapting to my new normal; (4) effects of my pain management strategies; (5) hiding and showing my pain; (6) medically explaining my pain; (7) relationships to those around me; and (8) working while in pain. Each theme gave rise to one or two survey questions. The survey was shared with members of the UK pain community over a two-week period in November 2021, and was completed by 1,219 people, largely confirming the above themes. Conclusion/implications: This study provides a validated summary of the lived experience of CNCP. It highlights the adverse nature, complications, and consequences of living with CNCP in the UK, and the multiple shortcomings in the ways in which pain is addressed by others in the UK. Our findings are consistent with published meta-ethnographies on chronic non-malignant musculoskeletal pain, and chronic low-back pain. Despite the underrepresentation of qualitative research in the pain literature compared to quantitative approaches, for understanding the complexity of the lived experience of pain, qualitative research is an essential tool.","PeriodicalId":46585,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Pain","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42381665","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Compassion focused therapy for pain management: '3 systems approach' to understanding why striving and self-criticism are key psychological barriers to regulating activity and improving self-care for people living with persistent pain.","authors":"Zoey Malpus, Zaynab Nazar, Chloe Smith, Lesley Armitage","doi":"10.1177/20494637221133630","DOIUrl":"10.1177/20494637221133630","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>This paper describes the development of an eight-week Compassion Focused Therapy for Pain Management (CFT-PM) group. This group was specifically designed for 'strivers' a sub-group of people with persistent pain who tend to engage in over-activity and resist making reasonable adjustments to their activity levels to accommodate their persistent pain. 'Strivers' tend to cope by ignoring their pain and pushing on through, in the shorter term leading to 'boom and bust' activity-related exacerbations of their pain. They also risk the development of additional persistent fatigue and burnout in the longer term.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>117 people completed the CFT-PM group; The group was delivered in person (<i>n</i> = 84) but in online format from July 2020 (<i>n</i> = 33). 162 people started the CFT-PM group but 45 dropped-out (27.43%).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There was a significant effect for time across all measures: significant improvement was found for depression, self-compassion, pain-related disability, pain-related anxiety and pain self-efficacy. Pain numeric rating scores were approaching significance. There was a significant main effect of diagnosis; post-hoc t-test analysis found significant improvement for all diagnoses on all measures with the exception of spinal. There was also a significant interaction between time and format: post-hoc t-test analysis found greater improvement for virtual format on self-compassion and pain-related anxiety.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Findings suggests that CFT-PM may be a clinically effective group intervention with virtual format showing superior improvement. This approach might be less suitable for certain diagnoses; the spinal group may benefit more from traditional CBT-based PMPs. Limitations include the lack of random selection or allocation to treatment group. Future studies should adopt an experimental design to be able to draw firm conclusions regarding causation and efficacy. Despite these limitations, present findings suggest that CFT-PM may be an effective group intervention worthy of further investigation and clinical application.</p>","PeriodicalId":46585,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Pain","volume":"17 1","pages":"87-102"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9940251/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10823598","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Patient experiences of remote care in a pain service during a pandemic.","authors":"Cathy Willcocks,&nbsp;Deborah LA Joy,&nbsp;Joseph Seward,&nbsp;Samantha Mills,&nbsp;Mark Heywood,&nbsp;Cathy Price","doi":"10.1177/20494637221121708","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/20494637221121708","url":null,"abstract":"Background In March 2020, Pain Management Services were obliged to cease face-to-face consultations. This abrupt change, in line with recommendations from the British Pain Society, aimed to protect patients and staff and allowed resource re-allocation. Pain services were obliged to switch to remote consultations using Video Tele-Conferencing Technology (VTC) and Remote Consultations (RC) either through telephone or video calls using a variety of media and software applications. Little is known about the patient experience of remotely delivered pain care especially when alternatives are removed. The aim of this work was to understand the patient experience of this necessary switch regarding pain self-management interventions during the initial stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods A mixed-methods evaluation of the patient experience from three pain self-management interventions, taking place in a large community-based pain rehabilitation service along the South Coast of England, was performed. Experience-Based Design (EBD) methods were used to map patient experience at touch points through two interventions that were delivered in a structured format. Semi-structured recorded interviews were transcribed and analysed using thematic analysis for the third. Findings Fifty-eight patients took part covering the scope of the service. In general, educational and psychological sessions were well received, with physical rehabilitation components being less easy to convey remotely. Attrition rates were high for the pain management programme. Group pain education worked particularly well in an online format with hope being the predominant emotion experienced. Clear limitations were technical failures and the lack of ability to form relationships in a virtual world. Conclusions Remote digitalised interventions were acceptable to most patients. Attention should be paid to access and improving social aspects of delivery when considering such interventions. Physiotherapy may require more face-to-face necessitating a hybrid model and needs further investigation. EBD proved a highly suitable approach.","PeriodicalId":46585,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Pain","volume":"17 1","pages":"36-45"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9396734/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9317033","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Understanding ethnic minority service user experiences of being invited to and attending group pain programmes: A qualitative service evaluation.","authors":"Eleanor Bull, Dore Young, Andre Etchebarne, Zoey Malpus","doi":"10.1177/20494637221129196","DOIUrl":"10.1177/20494637221129196","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Health inequalities continue to exist for individuals from an ethnic minority background who live with chronic pain. There is a growing recognition that an individual's experience of pain is shaped by their cultural beliefs, which may influence their decisions about managing their pain.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>This service evaluation aimed to (a) understand experiences of service users from a Black, Asian or other ethnic minority background of being invited to and attending a group pain programme in one secondary care pain rehabilitation service. (b) Provide recommendations to develop culturally grounded services to better meet the diverse needs of all service users living with chronic pain.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Semi-structured interviews were conducted with five service users who had been offered a place on a group pain programme within the last 3 years. The interviews were recorded and transcribed verbatim. An interpretative phenomenological analysis was used to identify themes in the data.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The analysis produced three themes (1) <i>Pain, Ethnicity and Coping</i>: Perceptions of pain and coping in relation to ethnicity and intersectional factors, alignment to a self-management approach. (2) <i>Communication for Decisions:</i> Experiences of ethnicity and culture in relation to health professional communication about group pain programmes, participants' expectations and fears. (3) <i>Feeling Included:</i> Experiences of feeling included or excluded in group pain programme, relationships and empowerment during the group pain programme.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>The five service users shared a range of perspectives on how they felt ethnicity shaped their experience of the group pain programme. The findings suggest that adaptations to group pain programmes can make a meaningful difference for service users from ethnic minority backgrounds. 10 recommendations are suggested, including greater exploration of cultural beliefs during assessment, improving accessibility of information about the service and engaging more diverse attendees and facilitators.</p>","PeriodicalId":46585,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Pain","volume":"17 1","pages":"58-70"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9940249/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10765173","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Assessment of suitable referral, effectiveness and long-term outcomes of standard vs intensive pain management programmes for people with chronic pain.","authors":"Jasmine H Hearn,&nbsp;Sarah Martin,&nbsp;Melanie Smith","doi":"10.1177/20494637221132451","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/20494637221132451","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Chronic pain is a leading cause of disability, often requiring multidisciplinary management. 2021 NICE guidance has questioned the quality of the evidence surrounding the efficacy of pain management programmes (PMPs), with only minor benefit demonstrated in psychological and physical outcomes. There is need for further high-quality evidence for the efficacy of PMPs for a range of chronic pain conditions and to identify barriers to successful management of chronic pain.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This service evaluation utilised routinely collected outcome data of 508 PMP attendees to investigate change in pain- and patient-related outcomes across two distinct PMPs; a standard and an intensive PMP, and establish their longer-term efficacy and appropriateness for patients with differing degrees of need.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>More people with chronic widespread pain, fibromyalgia, and osteoarthritis were referred to the intensive PMP (reflecting greater disability and distress in these conditions). Those referred to the intensive PMP demonstrated greater distress (such as more severe depression and anxiety), lower pain acceptance and poorer physical function. Improvements were observed in all outcomes across both PMPs (including physical function, pain catastrophising and pain acceptance). Depression and disability demonstrated clinically meaningful improvements in the intensive PMP, and pain severity showed clinically meaningful improvement in both PMPs. However, depression severity, disability, pain severity, and pain interference significantly deteriorated at 6-month follow-up for those on the intensive PMP, with pain severity increasing to a clinically meaningful degree (by more than 10%), though these outcomes remained better than at baseline.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This evaluation identified that people with chronic pain most at risk of deterioration in physical and psychological wellbeing after completing a PMP require early identification to mitigate such deterioration. Established and emerging PMPs need to be tailored to the needs of this group, particularly at follow-up to reduce risks of pain severity increasing, alongside establishing/reinforcing safeguards against deterioration post-PMP.</p>","PeriodicalId":46585,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Pain","volume":"17 1","pages":"71-86"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9940255/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10765176","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}