Co-designing a Canadian adaptation of a lifestyle-oriented intervention aimed to improve daily functioning of individuals living with chronic pain: a multi-method study protocol of REVEAL(OT) Canada.
J Masse, S S Nielsen, J R Christensen and 8 others
PMID 38078068WHAT IT FOUND
This paper describes a plan to adapt a Danish occupational therapy intervention for Canadian chronic pain clinics.
It outlines how researchers will co-design and test the program's feasibility with patients and clinicians, but reports no results or outcomes yet.
Key findings
01The study protocol aims to adapt the REVEAL(OT) lifestyle intervention for Canadian pain clinics through a multi-method, participatory process.
02The intervention targets occupational challenges such as productivity, self-care, and leisure, which are frequently reported by individuals with chronic pain.
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What it does not show
No data has been collected or analyzed yet; this is strictly a description of planned methods. The study is limited to two specialized pain clinics in Montreal, which may not reflect the realities of community-based or rural practice. The intervention is designed for adults with chronic pain who have internet access and no severe psychiatric comorbidities, excluding a significant portion of the chronic pain population.
Declared interests
Funding was provided by the Canadian Institutes for Health Research. One author is a Junior 2 research scholar from the Fonds de recherche du Québec en santé.
The easy way to misread this
Do not interpret this paper as evidence that the REVEAL(OT) intervention improves function or reduces pain in Canadian patients. It is a protocol describing how the intervention will be adapted and tested, not a report of the test results.