The effects of a 'Brief Behavioural Activation' Programme on Treatment Adherence for Chronic Pain Management.

Brief Behavioural Activation: A structured 12 week programme in which participants receive positive consequences for healthy behaviours/activities. This increases the likelihood that these behaviours will reoccur in the future. The programme works at increasing the behaviours/activities someone does that result in a positive consequence so the person is more likely to be involved in that behaviour/activity again. It includes goal setting, activity monitoring (24 hr monitoring) and activity scheduling. Involves a 1 hour weekly appointment to recieve instructions for goal seeting, activity monitoring and activity scheduling and to complete outcome measures. The Brief Behavioural Activation programme is administered in one-to-one, face-to-face appointments with a student psychologist, under the supervision of a registered psychologist. Self-Training Educative Pain Sessions (STEPS) Programme: An 8 hour course (4 hours on a tuesday 9-1pm and 4 hours on a thursday 9-1pm) provided by the Pain Medine Unit at Fremantle Hospital, giving patients with chronic pain a broad overview of options, current research, knowledge and skills for the management of persistent pain. Participants are offered the PUMP programme and it is up to them if they choose to attend the PUMP programme. Pain Understanding and Management Programme (PUMP): An intensive four week (Every morning from 9-1pm for a four week period) multidisciplinary pain management programmeme provided by the Pain Medicine Unit at Fremantle Hospital, designed to improve patient’s physical function and coping capacity when dealing with ongoing pain. Participants must complete the STEPS programme before attending the PUMP programme. Only participants who participate in the PUMP programme will be recieving the Brief Behavioural Activation programme. Participants who recieve the Brief Behavioural Activation programme will begin at the same time as starting the PUMP programme. Their appointment for the Brief Behavioural Activation will occur after the PUMP programme, so participants dont have to make an extra trip.