Abstract
Purpose: This practice implementation assessed the feasibility and impact of implementing behavioral health self-help interventions during chronic pain management visits in a primary care setting.
Data sources: Time series data collection occurred following the implementation of behavioral health interventions utilizing self-help strategies that included the Gate Control theory of pain control and sleep hygiene. Participants received monthly pain management visits conducted by their usual provider and interventions were performed by a single behavioral health specialist for consistency.
Conclusions: Mean pain scores were significantly reduced from 5.93 to 4.29 (p=0.000) on a scale of zero to ten, and improvement was sustained over the two month post-intervention phase at the completion of the project. Mean pain assessment guide scores, range of zero (no impact) to fifty (maximum negative impact), significantly decreased from 23.30 to 16.89 (p=0.001).
Implications for practice: This simple, brief behavioral health intervention, integrating Gate Control theory and an individualized plan for self-management, has shown lasting impact on the participant's ability to control and manage their response to pain outside of the clinic setting. Encouraging engagement and ownership of the individualized self-help activities by the patients is an important and empowering aspect of this intervention.
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Lead Author Affiliation
Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
Type
DNP Capstone Project
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Quasi-Experimental Study, Other
Research Approach
Translational Research/Evidence-based Practice
Keywords:
Pain Management, Primary Care, Self Care, Nursing Interventions
Advisor
Tomlinson, Barbara
Degree
DNP
Degree Grantor
Northern Arizona University
Degree Year
2014
Recommended Citation
Burk, Bessie, "Behavioral health self-help interventions conducted during chronic pain visits in a primary care setting" (2024). Group: Northern Arizona University School of Nursing, DNP Doctoral Papers. 4.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/group_nausn_dnp/4
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Review Type
Faculty Approved: Degree-based Submission
Acquisition
Self-submission
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