Developing an Activity Pacing Framework: Feasibility and Acceptability

The activity pacing framework will be used to structure and standardise the instructions of pacing in existing rehabilitation programmes for adult patients with chronic pain/fatigue. The activity pacing framework has been developed in Stages I and II of this research. Stage I involved an online survey of activity pacing across healthcare professionals in England. The survey findings, together with existing research were used to develop the first draft of the framework. The framework was refined in Stage II: Nominal group technique (consensus method). The activity pacing framework describes the aims, facets and stages of pacing, together with how pacing relates to different behavioural typologies and other pain management strategies.