title: Self-management interventions for chronic pain.
abstract: SUMMARY Individuals living with chronic pain face daily challenges of managing symptoms, modifying roles and responsibilities, and coping with the negative emotional consequences of pain. Self-management interventions teach a variety of strategies to meet these challenges and build participants' self-efficacy for their use. These interventions have been delivered in individual, group and online formats for a variety of different pain conditions. The evidence supports the efficacy of self-management interventions in improving pain, mental health and health-related quality of life outcomes. Acceptance of the chronic nature of their pain is a necessary step before individuals are ready to self-manage. Clinicians can play a critical role in supporting self-management through answering questions, providing advice, addressing barriers and facilitators, and encouraging self-management efforts.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Queen's University, Cataraqui Building, 92 Barrie Street, Kingston, ON, K7L 3N6, Canada.
authors.forename: Elizabeth G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Mann
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lefort
authors.forename: Elizabeth G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Vandenkerkhof