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Science & Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Rehabilitation, Cancer survivors, Chronic pain, Pain education, Pain catastrophizing, Pain intensity, Quality of life, MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN, SELF-MANAGEMENT, PEOPLE, WOMEN, Cancer Survivors, Catastrophization, Chronic Pain, Humans, Neoplasms, Pain Measurement, Pilot Projects, 12R1719N#54765167, 1104 Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 1106 Human Movement and Sports Sciences, Orthopedics, 4207 Sports science and exercise, 4208 Traditional, complementary and integrative medicine

Abstract:

PURPOSE: To describe the Pilot Study: Pain Neuroscience Education in Cancer Survivors and describe the innovative educational component of Pain Neuroscience Education (PNE). DESIGN: Quasi experimental design. METHOD: The PNE program, encompassing a one-on-one education session and an information leaflet was given to 30 cancer survivors. At baseline and two weeks after the PNE, participants were asked to fill out following outcome measures; pain intensity, pain catastrophizing, and HRQoL. FINDINGS: Following PNE, a significant decrease on pain intensity (p = 0.001), on the SF-36 subscale pain (p = 0.003) and for the following PCS subscales: Helplessness (p < 0.001), Rumination (p = 0.002) and Total score (p < 0.001) was found compared to baseline. CONCLUSIONS: Although the current results need to be verified in a larger randomized, controlled trial, preliminary evidence shows a decrease in pain intensity and pain catastrophizing following PNE in cancer survivors with persistent pain.