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Feasibility and pilot testing of a personalized eHealth intervention for pain science education and self-management for breast cancer survivors with persistent pain: a mixed-method study

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dc.contributor.authorDe Groef, A.
dc.contributor.authorEvenepoel, M.
dc.contributor.authorVan Dijck, S.
dc.contributor.authorDams, L.
dc.contributor.authorHaenen, V.
dc.contributor.authorWiles, L.
dc.contributor.authorCatley, M.
dc.contributor.authorVogelzang, A.
dc.contributor.authorOlver, I.
dc.contributor.authorHibbert, P.
dc.contributor.authorMorlion, B.
dc.contributor.authorMoseley, G.L.
dc.contributor.authorHeathcote, L.C.
dc.contributor.authorMeeus, M.
dc.date.issued2023
dc.descriptionData source: Supplementary Information, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-022-07557-7
dc.description.abstractPurpose: Here, we describe the development and pilot study of a personalized eHealth intervention containing a pain science education program and self-management support strategies regarding pain and pain-related functioning in female survivors of breast cancer. First, we aimed to evaluate the eHealth intervention’s acceptability, comprehensibility, and satisfaction; second, we aimed to assess its preliminary efficacy. Methods: A mixed-method study design was used. Breast cancer survivors with persistent pain were recruited. After 6 weeks of engagement with the eHealth intervention, acceptability, comprehensibility, and satisfaction were measured quantitatively with a self-constructed questionnaire and described qualitatively using focus groups. A joint display was used to present the meta-interferences between data. Efficacy was assessed via mixed effects models with repeated measures (outcomes assessed at baseline, 6 weeks, and 12 weeks). Results: Twenty-nine women with persistent pain after breast cancer surgery participated. Overall, the eHealth program was well received and experienced as easy to use and helpful. The eHealth intervention seems useful as an adjunct to comprehensive cancer aftercare. Efficacy estimates suggested a significant improvement in pain-related functioning, physical functioning, and quality of life. Conclusion: A personalized eHealth intervention appears valuable for persistent pain management after breast cancer surgery. A large controlled clinical trial to determine effectiveness, and a full process evaluation, seems warranted.
dc.identifier.citationSupportive Care in Cancer, 2023; 31(2, article no. 119):1-22
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s00520-022-07557-7
dc.identifier.issn0941-4355
dc.identifier.issn1433-7339
dc.identifier.orcidOlver, I. [0000-0001-5478-1576]
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11541.2/32824
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.relation.fundingAntwerp University 41776
dc.rightsCopyright 2022 The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature Access Condition Notes: Accepted manuscript available after 1 April 2024
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-022-07557-7
dc.subjectbreast cancer
dc.subjectpain
dc.subjectself-management
dc.subjectpain science education
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectBreast Neoplasms
dc.subjectFeasibility Studies
dc.subjectPilot Projects
dc.subjectTelemedicine
dc.subjectQuality of Life
dc.subjectSurvivors
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectCancer Survivors
dc.titleFeasibility and pilot testing of a personalized eHealth intervention for pain science education and self-management for breast cancer survivors with persistent pain: a mixed-method study
dc.typeJournal article
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