A Play Activities Program (PAP) for nursing homes residents with chronic pai

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: chronic pain; Alternative and Complementary Medicine - Other alternative and complementary medicine; Public Health - Health service research

• Registration Number: ACTRN12614001225606
• Lead Sponsor: Dr. Mimi Tse

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2014-11-21
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

aged 65 or above
- able to speak and understand Cantonese
- with an abbreviated mini-mental state examination (MMSE) score >=7
- willing and able to sign a consent form
- have experienced pain during the previous 3 months of intensity score >=3 on the BPI

Exclusion Criteria

- with a current or past history of a psychotic disorder, Alzheimers Disease or Dementia
- with a history of acute stroke or acute myocardial infarction, severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, recent fractures, or surgery within the previous 2 months

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Current pain intensity and pain interference as measured by Brief Pain Inventory (BPI)[Baseline and week 8 ]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain self-efficacy as measured by Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (PSEQ)[Baseline and week 8];Happiness as measured by Subjective Happiness Scale[Baseline and week 8];Quality of life as measured by SF-12[Baseline and week 8]