• Oncology nursing forum · Mar 2018

    Randomized Controlled Trial

    Improving Functional Status in African Americans With Cancer Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial

    • Hazard Vallerand April A Wayne State University., Susan M Hasenau, Sheria G Robinson-Lane, and Thomas N Templin.
    • Wayne State University.
    • Oncol Nurs Forum. 2018 Mar 1; 45 (2): 260-272.

    ObjectivesTo determine the efficacy of the Power Over Pain-Coaching (POP-C) intervention to improve functional status among African American outpatients with cancer pain.
.Sample &Amp; Setting310 African American patients were recruited from an urban comprehensive cancer center. The study took place in the patients' homes.
.Methods &Amp; VariablesA two-group randomized design with repeated measures was used. Data were analyzed with linear mixed effects regression analysis and structural equation change score models. Variables were pain, pain-related distress, functional status, perceived control over pain, and the following antecedents to control.ResultsFunctional status was improved in POP-C participants relative to control group participants (p < 0.05). Distress also was differentially decreased (p < 0.05). Pain intensity ratings decreased significantly in all patients (p < 0.05). The largest intervention effects were observed in the living with pain component. 
.Implications For NursingPerceived control over pain was strongly related to functional status and is amenable to interventions using the POP-C intervention components described in this article.

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