ArticleHealth expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy2020
Living with opioids: A qualitative study with patients with chronic low back pain.
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- Becoming a secondary actor of one's own life: A qualitative study of the experiences of informal caregivers in the care of people with chronic pain.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2023Article
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- Persistent Spinal Pain Syndrome: New Terminology for a New Era.Journal of pain research · 2021Article
- Living with opioids: A qualitative study with patients with chronic low back pain.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2020Article
- Prevalence of Therapeutic use of Opioids in Chronic non-Cancer Pain Patients and Associated Factors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2020Review
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Abstract
backgroundOpioids are one of the most prescribed treatments for chronic pain (CP). However, their long-term use (>3 months) has been surrounded by controversy, due to loss of beneficial effects.
objectiveTo explore the experiences of people with chronic non-malignant low back pain in Spain undergoing long-term treatment with opioids.
designQualitative study. SETTING AND
participantsWe conducted 15 semi-structured interviews at the Pain Clinic with persons taking opioid treatment.
methodsThe interviews were analysed by qualitative content analysis as described by Graneheim and Lundman, and developed categories and themes discussed in light of a biomedicalization framework. MAIN
resultsWe developed one overarching theme-Living with opioids: dependence and autonomy while seeking relief-and three categories: The long pathway to opioids due to the invisibility of pain; Opioids: from blind date to a long-term relationship; and What opioids cannot fix. DISCUSSION: The long and difficult road to find effective treatments was a fundamental part of coping with pain, involving long-term relationships with the health system. This study reflects the benefits, and drawbacks of opioids, along with struggles to maintain autonomy and make decisions while undergoing long-term treatment with opioids. The paper also highlights the consequences of pain in the economy, family and social life of patients.
conclusionsPatients' experiences should be considered to a greater extent by health-care professionals when giving information about opioids and setting treatment goals. Greater consideration of the social determinants of health that affect CP experiences might lead to more effective solutions to CP.
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