Pain Management

Non-pharmacological approaches to manage pain

Everyone has experienced pain in their life time. Regardless of its intensity, pain poses a negative impact on our physical and psychosocial well-being and our quality of life. The prevalence of pain among nursing home residents was as high as 70%. This leads to a decrease in mobility, social interaction, depression and anxiety.

The Institute of Active Ageing (IAA) established by PolyU has recruited volunteers and formed a team to provide a peer-led pain management programme for older adults living in the community centers and in nursing homes. Besides, the Integrative Health Clinic of PolyU has established the Pain Management Clinic, which adopts non-pharmacological approaches in managing pain.

Special Features and Advantages

Peer volunteers showed a significant increase in self-rated pain management knowledge.
The pain management programme helped the older adults to manage their pain, reduce pain intensity, enhance activity of daily living, and increase happiness.
The Pain Management Clinic provides non-pharmacological approaches to manage pain.

Applications

Provide pain management education and coping strategies for older adults suffering from chronic pain in community centres and nursing homes
Pain Management Clinic provides pain management service to the Hong Kong Citizen

Principal Investigator

Dr Mimi TSE

School of Nursing

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Pain Management

Non-pharmacological approaches to manage pain

Pain Management

Peer volunteers were interviewed by a TVB sport reporter

A peer volunteer is teaching towel exercises

Stretching exercise is a pain management strategy

Peer volunteers work with nursing staff to teach nursing home residents

Special Features and Advantages

Applications

Principal Investigator