The aim of this project is to develop and test the Helping Educators Learn Pediatric Pain Assessment \& Intervention Needs (HELP Pain) program. HELP Pain provides training for school providers (e.g., school nurses, mental health professionals) on strategies to assess and manage pain-related concerns in school children. Participants will learn cognitive behavioral therapy techniques to help school children manage pain, and report on their use of strategies, and child's progress throughout the school year. Follow-up data will be collected in year 2.
Chronic pain is common among school children, and impacts social, emotional and academic functioning. School providers are often tasked with addressing student pain, but may have limited training in evidence-based pain management strategies. Thus, the PI developed a training program, HELP Pain, to train school providers, such as school nurses and mental health professionals, in cognitive behavioral therapy strategies for addressing student pain. In this study, the feasibility and acceptability of the training program will be evaluated. Provider knowledge will be evaluated before and after receiving the HELP Pain training. Further, the use of HELP Pain strategies with students and their associated disability and pain outcomes will be evaluated. Results will help to tailor the HELP Pain training program for future use.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
68
A training program to teach school providers nonpharmacologic (e.g., cognitive behavioral and mindfulness meditation) strategies to use with students with pain symptoms.
Michigan State University
Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Feasibility - Qualitative report
Implementation success of the program measured by a semi-structured qualitative interview method which addresses feasibility.
Time frame: 9 months
Acceptability - Qualitative report
Implementation success of the program measured by a semi-structured qualitative interview method which addresses acceptability.
Time frame: 9 months
Appropriateness - Qualitative report
Implementation success of the program measured by a semi-structured qualitative interview method which addresses appropriateness.
Time frame: 9 months
Implementation Success - Quantitative report
Twelve psychometrically validated items to assess program implementation success, will be administered after training. Providers will rate items with responses using a 5-point Likert scale ranging from strongly disagree (1) to strongly agree (5).
Time frame: 9 months
Knowledge
Knowledge quiz scores before and after training, 0-20, where 20 indicates higher knowledge.
Time frame: 9 months
Fidelity
Self-reported use of HELP Pain strategies with students via online survey.
Time frame: 9 months, 2 years
Self-report Knowledge
Self-reported agreeableness using a 5-point Likert scale from strongly disagree (1) to strongly agree (5) to 3 statements indicating knowledge from the program.
Time frame: 9 months
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