An Online Pain Education Program for Working Adults

Pain is popular among working population and it is a strong predictor of poor quality of life. In this study, an internet-delivered pain education program will be provided to working adults aims at helping patients equip with pain-related knowledge and useful skills and evaluate the effectiveness of the internet-delivered program. Participants will be recruited follow snowball sampling and will be randomly allocated to experimental group and control group by 1:1 ratio. The internet-delivered pain education will last for 4 weeks with one-month follow-up. Basic knowledge of pain, pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment and related resources will be introduced in the program. Pain intensity, pain-related disability, anxiety, depression and self-efficacy will be measured in baseline post-treatment and at one-month follow-up. Acceptability and satisfaction to the program will also collected.