048. Efficacy of a Pain Education Workshop in Enhancing Patient and Parental Confidence in Knowledge and Self-Management of Paediatric Chronic Pain

Abstract

Background: Existing research suggests that patient activation (Hibbard & Gilburt, 2014) predicts health behaviour. An educational workshop was therefore developed for young people with chronic pain and their parents in order to promote positive health outcomes. Aim(s): To establish whether a multidisciplinary group educational workshop for young people and their parents leads to enhanced confidence in understanding chronic pain mechanisms and adaptive coping strategies. Method(s): Young people (with a diagnosis of chronic pain) and their parents attended a one-off three hour workshop facilitated by a multidisciplinary team consisting of clinical psychology, physiotherapy and occupational therapy. Seven workshops were run with a total of 42 parent-child dyads (3-9 per group), with patients aged 11-18 years. Young people and their parents were asked to rate their confidence in their understanding of chronic pain and their confidence in their knowledge of self-management strategies for coping with chronic pain before and after the workshop. Satisfaction questionnaires were also completed. Result(s): Following the workshop, there were statistically significant increases (p