Key result
Self-management strategies for chronic pain have been poorly defined and researched, highlighting the need for a clear research and training agenda to understand their effectiveness.
Why the study?
Are self-management strategies effective in chronic pain treatment?
Are self-management strategies effective in chronic pain treatment?
This review highlights the poorly defined nature of self-management in chronic pain and proposes a research and training agenda to better understand and facilitate its effectiveness.
Poorly defined self-management hinders chronic pain care; leaves open standardized frameworks and targeted trials before routine adoption.
It has long been recognized that in the management of chronic illnesses generally, medical care alone is unlikely to be sufficient without the active contribution of the patient. This perspective has also been enunciated in numerous guidelines for the management of chronic pain. However, in the case of chronic pain at least, the nature and role of self-management have been poorly defined and, as a result, poorly understood and researched. This review considers the nature of self-management strategies for chronic pain, evidence of their effectiveness and ways in which self-management can be facilitated for those in chronic pain. A research and training agenda is proposed for where this work could go next.
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Nicholas et al. (2015) conducted a review in Chronic pain. Self-management strategies was evaluated. Self-management strategies for chronic pain have been poorly defined and researched, highlighting the need for a clear research and training agenda to understand their effectiveness.
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