Observational studyBMC health services research2020
Patient perspectives on interventional pain management: thematic analysis of a qualitative interview study.
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Patient Experience of Interventional Pain Management. Qualitative Study
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5 citing papers in PubMed.
- Manual therapy combined with core muscle training for chronic non-specific low back pain in sedentary individuals: a study protocol for a single-center randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Bridging the Gap: Promoting Interventional Pain Medicine as a Future for Family Physicians.Cureus · 2024Review
- Whole-Body Photobiomodulation Therapy Propels the Fibromyalgia Patient into the Recomposition Phase: A Reflexive Thematic Analysis.Biomedicines · 2024Article
- Patient Responses to the Term Pain Catastrophizing: Thematic Analysis of Cross-sectional International Data.The journal of pain · 2023Article
- From Awareness to Action: Pathways to Equity in Pain Management.Health equity · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundChronic pain is a widespread problem that is usually approached by focusing on its psychological aspects or on trying to reduce the pain from the pain generator. Patients report that they feel responsible for their pain and that they are disempowered and stigmatized because of it. Here, we explored interventional pain management from the patient's perspective to understand the process better.
methodsA purposive sample of 19 subjects was interviewed by an independent interviewer. The interviews were transcribed into text and thematic analysis was performed.
resultsThe subjects' perceptions covered three key themes: themselves as objects; the caregivers, including the process of tests and retests, the encounters and interactions with professionals, and the availability of the caregivers; and finally the outcomes, including the results of the tests and treatments and how these inspired them to think of other people with pain. Linking these themes, the subjects reported something best described as "gained empowerment" during interventional pain management; they were feeling heard and seen, they gained knowledge that helped them understand their problem better, they could ask questions and receive answers, and they felt safe and listened to.
conclusionsMany of the themes evolved in relation to the subjects' contact with the healthcare services they received, but when the themes were merged and structured into the model, a cohesive pattern of empowerment appeared. If empowerment is a major factor in the positive effects of interventional pain management, it is important to facilitate and not hinder empowerment.
trial registrationClinicaltrials.gov 2013-04-24 (Protocol ID SE-Dnr-2012-446-31 M-3, ClinicalTrials ID NCT01838603 ).
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