Between three chairs: Experiences of being a patient with chronic widespread pain in an intersectoral setting in Denmark.

Rikke Schultz, Marius Brostrøm Kousgaard, Peter la Cour, Annette Sofie Davidsen

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"My private theory is that it's all in the head": Understandings of chronic widespread pain among social workers from municipality job centers in Denmark.Health psychology open
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Rikke SchultzThe Research Unit for General Practice and Section of General Practice, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Marius Brostrøm KousgaardThe Research Unit for General Practice and Section of General Practice, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Peter la CourCenter for Complex Symptoms, Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Annette Sofie DavidsenThe Research Unit for General Practice and Section of General Practice, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.

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Abstract

This study explores how patients with chronic widespread pain experience their contacts with health and social services in Denmark, including general practice, hospitals, and municipality job centers. We analyzed interviews with 10 patients using interpretative phenomenological analysis and found the following four superordinate themes: meeting different attitudes, fragmentation of treatment, the importance of time, and feeling trapped. Findings show that when patients do not feel understood by professionals, they can resort to withdrawal strategies. On an organizational level, patients said that they needed sufficient time in meetings and better coordination of interventions in and between the health and social care sectors.

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chronic illnessexperiencehealth care systemsinterpretative phenomenological analysispain

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PMID31210956

DOI10.1177/2055102919852500

PMCPMC6552366

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