Background & Aims
Pain literacy is defined as an umbrella term which reflects a healthcare practitioner’s understanding and awareness of pain sciences, its assessment, and management. Pain Literacy, as one of the core dimensions of health literacy is gaining traction in the Philippines, owing to its impact on human performance and economic productivity. However, though pain literacy is a component of health literacy it is often under studied. Development of a pain literacy module is needed as Filipino Physiotherapists have limited concepts about pain literacy based on previous studies. Currently, there is no specific tool to measure pain literacy. In addition, there is scarcity of training programs specific to pain literacy and a limited number of CPD providers in the Philippines.
Methods
The first phase requires a Transcendental Phenomenological study which aims to gather pain literacy concepts through a Focus Group Discussion among Filipino Physiotherapists. Result of this shall be used in the development of the first draft of the module. The 1st draft shall be reviewed by a panel of experts for face and content validation using the Delphi Method. Experts’ feedback shall be integrated on the second draft. The 2nd and 3rd phases require a quantitative approach to measure comprehensiveness and effects of the module on pain literacy. The second phase is the Pilot Feasibility Study which aims to check the module’s comprehensiveness, acceptability, safety, and potential effects on pain literacy. While, the third and final phase aims to determine the effects of the pain literacy module on pain awareness among Physiotherapists.
Results
Through this study, I am aiming to develop a comprehensive training module that aims to promote pain literacy among Filipino Physiotherapists.
Conclusions
This paper intends to produce a health literacy module that will be beneficial among Physiotherapists in the Philippines.
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Presenting Author
Hernan Cortez Labao
Poster Authors
Topics
- Treatment/Management: Pharmacology: Psychological and Rehabilitative Therapies