An educational intervention to reduce pain and improve pain management for Malawian people living with HIV/AIDS and their family carers: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Nkhoma, Kennedy; Seymour, Jane; Arthur, Antony

Abstract

Many HIV/AIDS patients experience pain often due to advanced HIV/AIDS infection and side effects of treatment. In sub-Saharan Africa, pain management for people with HIV/AIDS is suboptimal. With survival extended as a direct consequence of improved access to antiretroviral therapy, the prevalence of HIV/AIDS related pain is increasing. As most care is provided at home, the management of pain requires patient and family involvement. Pain education is an important aspect in the management of pain in HIV/AIDS patients. Studies of the effectiveness of pain education interventions for people with HIV/AIDS have been conducted almost exclusively in western countries.

Citation

Nkhoma, K., Seymour, J., & Arthur, A. (2013). An educational intervention to reduce pain and improve pain management for Malawian people living with HIV/AIDS and their family carers: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 14, Article 8. https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-14-216

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jul 13, 2013
• Deposit Date: Mar 24, 2014
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 24, 2014
• Journal: Trials
• Electronic ISSN: 1745-6215
• Publisher: Springer Verlag
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 14
• Article Number: 8
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-14-216
• Keywords: HIV/AIDS, Trial, Pain, Carers, Educational intervention, Palliative care
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/716570
• Publisher URL: http://www.trialsjournal.com/content/14/1/216