An Evaluation of a Public Health Campaign in a High School Setting Targeting Pain Related Knowledge and Beliefs

The beliefs held by students lead to behaviours in response to their pain which can be both helpful or a hindrance to how they manage their pain. The one-day education event aims to educate the cohort on the contemporary scientific understanding of persistent pain. It is hoped this event will result in an improvement in the alignment of beliefs and behaviours to contemporary understanding of persistent pain.The principal aim is to evaluate the pre-post beliefs about pain following a one-day pain education event.

Inclusion Criteria: students at one of six schools in Berkshire who had been offered the pain study day.Aged above 16. Providing consent to participate.Exclusion Criteria:Students not providing consent.