ArticlePain medicine (Malden, Mass.)2020
Promoting Participation in Physical Activity and Exercise Among People Living with Chronic Pain: A Qualitative Study of Strategies Used by People with Pain and Their Recommendations for Health Care Providers.
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- Factors predicting health-enhancing physical activity in patients with chronic widespread pain following a person-centred health plan.Annals of medicine · 2026Trial
- Associations of discomfort intolerance, discomfort avoidance, and cannabis and alcohol use among persons with chronic pain receiving prescription buprenorphine for opioid use disorder.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2024Article
- Biomedical Dogmas Still Influence the Delivery of Exercise Therapy in Chronic Low Back Pain Management: Mixed-Methods Study.Patient preference and adherence · 2024Article
- The Effectiveness of Some Chronic Pulmonary Management Units for Patients With COPD and Asthma in Vietnam.Materia socio-medica · 2024Article
- Association between adherence to the American Cancer Society Nutrition and Physical Activity Guidelines and stool frequency among colon cancer survivors: a cohort study.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2023Article
- Experiences of Health-Promoting Activities among Individuals with Knee Pain: The Halland Osteoarthritis Cohort.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Implementing a new physiotherapist-led primary care model for low back pain: a qualitative study of patient and primary care team perspectives.BMC primary care · 2022Article
- "If somebody had told me I'd feel like I do now, I wouldn't have believed them…" older adults' experiences of the BELL trial: a qualitative study.BMC geriatrics · 2022Article
- Building on Lessons Learned in a Mobile Intervention to Reduce Pain and Improve Health (MORPH): Protocol for the MORPH-II Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2021Article
- Exploring physiotherapy practice within hospital-based interprofessional chronic pain clinics in Ontario.Canadian journal of pain = Revue canadienne de la douleur · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo explore strategies used by people living with chronic pain when participating in physical activity and exercise and their recommendations for health care providers when promoting participation in physical activity and exercise.
designInterpretive description qualitative study.
settingParticipants were recruited from primary care sites and a hospital-based chronic pain clinic in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. SUBJECTS: Adults (>18 years of age) who self-identified as experiencing chronic pain (three months' duration) were interviewed.
methodsIn-depth semistructured interviews were conducted with participants. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim, and reviewed for accuracy by the interviewer. Transcripts were analyzed using thematic analysis. Peer debriefing, reflexivity, and multiple in-person meetings were used to establish trustworthiness.
resultsSixteen adults (five men, 11 women) with a median age of 53 years were interviewed. Strategies used by people living with chronic pain to participate in physical activity and exercise included 1) finding the motivation, 2) setting up for success, 3) leveraging social support, and 4) managing pain and discomfort during activity. Recommendations for health care providers when promoting participation in physical activity and exercise for people living with chronic pain included 1) the importance of listening, 2) providing tailored advice, 3) being supportive, and 4) making physical activity and exercise programming accessible.
conclusionsPeople living with chronic pain reported using multiple strategies to participate in physical activity and exercise. Recommendations for health care providers centered on the importance of listening and taking a supportive approach when promoting engagement in physical activity and exercise for this population.
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