ArticleInternational journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being2021
Chronic pain and masculine identity: life-world interviews with men at a South African Pain Clinic.
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- Experiences and impact of chronic pain in South Africans living in a rural area: a qualitative study.BMJ open · 2025Article
- Effects of masculine culture on the mental health of Northern Sotho male youth.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Understanding the Impact of Chronic Non-Cancer Pain on Daily Life from a Gender Perspective Using the PAIN_Integral Scale©.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Association of Chronic Pain with Biomarkers of Neurodegeneration, Microglial Activation, and Inflammation in Cerebrospinal Fluid and Impaired Cognitive Function.Annals of neurology · 2023Article
- The Life-Course Perspectives of Mexican American Men With Mobility Limitation.Qualitative health research · 2023Article
- 'It breaks my heart': Healthcare practitioners' caring for families with epidermolysis bullosa.Health SA = SA Gesondheid · 2023Article
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Abstract
purposeThe purpose was to investigate experiences of men who were living with chronic pain in relation to masculine identity and their experiences of treatment at a Chronic Pain Clinic in South Africa.
methodsA purposive sample of 14 male patients from an outpatient Chronic Pain Clinic participated in the study in 2019. Qualitative inquiry followed a life-world dialogical interview approach. Respondent validation interviews further engaged participant perspectives. Team data analysis, thematic network diagrams and tabulations were used for analysis of the interview data. .
resultsThe respondents described multiple challenges of the journey to chronic pain, living with chronic pain, experiences of treatment contexts, ways of coping and the experience of living with chronic pain in relation to masculinity. Three typologies were identified: (1) aligning with hegemonic ideals, (2) a yielding masculinity or (3) an adjusted masculine identity. The findings revealed how masculine identity was positioned by the perceptions of others, interpersonally and within the individual.
conclusionsHealthcare practitioners and public health can be responsive to the gendered context of living with difficult and long-term pain conditions. Treatment should be supportive and inclusive..
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