ArticleSchmerz (Berlin, Germany)2021
[Spirituality and health care. The perspective of patients with chronic pain].
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- Life with Pain Revalued-A Therapist-Led Support Group for Patients with Chronic Non-Cancer Pain: A Pilot Feasibility Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Developing a best practice guide for integrating spiritual care interventions in chronic pain therapy: a qualitative Delphi study.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- [Spiritual interventions in multimodal pain management].Schmerz (Berlin, Germany) · 2024Article
- Is There Such a Thing as Theological Medicine?The Linacre quarterly · 2024Article
- Implementing spiritual care education into the teaching of palliative medicine: an outcome evaluation.BMC medical education · 2024Article
- The Spiritual Aspect of Pain: An Integrative Review.Journal of religion and health · 2024Review
- [Complementary and alternative medicine-An option for chronic pain patients?]Schmerz (Berlin, Germany) · 2023Article
- [Chronic pain as an existential challenge].Schmerz (Berlin, Germany) · 2023Article
- Comparing perspectives: patients' and health care professionals' views on spiritual concerns and needs in chronic pain care - a qualitative study.BMC health services research · 2021Article
- Do Chronic Pain Patients Wish Spiritual Aspects to Be Integrated in Their Medical Treatment? A Cross-Sectional Study of Multiple Facilities.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundChronic pain affects all aspects of human life, which raises spiritual questions that should be included within the framework of multimodal care.
objectivesWe investigated the perspective of patients with chronic pain around spiritual concerns and their potential integration into care. MATERIALS AND
methodsWe conducted five focus group interviews and two small group interviews. In total, 42 patients with chronic pain in outpatient or inpatient pain care at the time of the study participated. The interviews were transcribed and thematically analyzed.
resultsThree themes emerged: (1) Chronic pain permeates the entity of a person's existence. (2) Spiritual resources are potentially supportive in living with chronic pain. (3) Patients appreciate the opportunity to engage with health care professionals in a dialog that encompasses spiritual concerns. For participants, these concerns have considerable relevance. In many cases participants associated them with religious convictions, but not exclusively. They often related feeling that their pain experience was dismissed.
conclusionFinding strategies for effectively dealing with chronic pain represents a turning point in life. Open discussion with health care professionals that allow for spiritual issues facilitates this process.
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