Empowered Relief Delivered by Nurses

This study will investigate effects of a psychoeducation pain management skills intervention on adults with persistent pain by training a cohort of American Society for Pain Management Nursing (ASPMN) nurses to deliver and it \[Empowered Relief (ER)\], as a single-session video-conferenced program. The primary objective is to evaluate the effects of ASPMN nurse-provided ER versus waitlist control (WLC) on pain catastrophizing, pain bothersomeness, pain intensity, pain interference, sleep disturbance, physical function, depression, anxiety, and social isolation for patients with persistent pain. Secondarily, feasibility and acceptability of the ER program will be assessed through recruitment and retention data and qualitative satisfaction data.

Inclusion Criteria: * age \> 18 years * pain \>3 months more than half the time * English fluency * ability to attend a one-time web-based class and complete web-based surveys. Exclusion criteria: * Previous participation in ER class * cognitive impairment * non-English speaking * psychological factors that would preclude comprehension of material or full participation in the study as determined by the investigators.