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A self-management application “pain-housekeeper” to control cancer pain: a randomized controlled trial study protocol†

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|Oct 2020

Figures & Tables

Figure 1

The influence of cancer pain on the patient's QOL.
The influence of cancer pain on the patient's QOL.

Figure 2

CONSORT flowchart of the study adapted from Schulz et al.
CONSORT flowchart of the study adapted from Schulz et al.

Figure 3

Screenshots of the home page: (A) the home page of patient client and (B) the home page of medical client.
Screenshots of the home page: (A) the home page of patient client and (B) the home page of medical client.

Data collection schedule: the table depicts the schedule for data collection_

Data collectionBaseline4 weeks12 weeks
BPIXXX
CPSSXXX
EORTC QLQ-C30 (version 3.0)XXX
MMAS-8XXX
HADSXXX
Satisfaction with careX
Compliance of data submissionX
Usage data for the Pain-housekeeperX
Economic evaluationX
Demographic and clinical dataX

Intervention plan for two groups of patients_

PeriodIntervention groupControl group
During hospitalization
  • On admission, instruct the patients to download the Pain-housekeeper App and complete registration. Then, enter the main page to explain the use of relevant modules, and instruct patients to complete the baseline assessment in the App.

  • Routine treatment and care

  • Participate in health lectures regularly

  • On admission, instruct patients to complete the baseline assessment on paper.

  • Routine treatment and care

  • Participate in health lectures regularly

One day before discharge
  • Guide to discharge

  • Give notes on daily life

  • Guide drug use

  • Formulate intervention plan*

  • Guide to discharge

  • Give notes on daily life

  • Guide drug use

After discharge
  • Use Pain-housekeeper App for pain record, disease-related knowledge learning, etc.

  • Implement intervention plan formulated during hospitalization

  • Regular telephone follow-up

  • Regular telephone follow-up

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fon-2020-0036 | Journal eISSN: 2544-8994 | Journal ISSN: 2097-5368
Language: English
Page range: 257 - 267
Submitted on: Dec 19, 2019
Accepted on: Jan 17, 2020
Published on: Oct 2, 2020
Published by: Shanxi Medical Periodical Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2020 Qian Liu, Xiao-Man Zhang, Pei-Yu Liu, Ya-Ling Wang, Yu-Qin Wang, published by Shanxi Medical Periodical Press
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