Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association
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Educating patients on factual information related to chronic pain and self-management improves knowledge, pain outcomes, and compliance. The current study assesses changes in pain knowledge among veterans who attended a 12-week "Pain Education School" and examines whether or not the addition of an active learning component (i.e., use of an audience response system [ARS]) leads to greater increases in pain knowledge. ⋯ Findings provide support for the incorporation of ARS in pain education programming to facilitate active learning and to increase knowledge acquisition. Findings also provide evidence for the effectiveness of pain education programs in improving veterans' attitudes about their pain, increasing readiness to engage in self-management, and decreasing depressive symptoms.