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ArticleFrontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland)2022

Patient-to-Patient Interactions During the Pain Management Programme: The Role of Humor and Venting in Building a Socially Supportive Community.

Katherine A Finlay, Adam Madhani, Krithika Anil, Sue M Peacock

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Article in Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Katherine A FinlaySchool of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom.
Adam MadhaniSchool of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom.
Krithika AnilPeninsula Allied Health Centre, School of Health Professions, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, United Kingdom.
Sue M PeacockPain in the Mind, Independent Practice, The Saxon Clinic, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom.

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Abstract

Objectives: Social support is most positively perceived when there is an optimal match between a patient's need for communication and the purpose of their interaction. Maladaptive communication patterns may inhibit social bonding or mutual support, negatively impacting clinical outcomes. This study aimed to identify how people with chronic pain naturalistically converse together about their pain in the context of a Pain Management Programme (PMP). Methods: Seven participants (4 females; 3 males) with ongoing chronic pain who were attending a PMP in a regional hospital in the United Kingdom were audio/video recorded during breaks in their PMP. Interactions were transcribed using Jeffersonian Transcription and analyzed using Conversation Analysis. Results: Two conversational mechanisms were identified: (1) Conclusions: Humorous interpersonal interactions about chronic pain provided a forum for social support-building within the PMP. Humor was affiliative and built social collaboration, helping individuals to together make sense of their pain in a prosocial atmosphere, approaching pain-related experiences with levity. Patient-to-patient interactions within the PMP were strongly prosocial and inclusive, potentially facilitating enhanced PMP clinical outcomes through collaboration.

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chronic painconversation analysisinteractioninterpersonalpeerqualitativesocial support

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PMID35571144
PMCPMC9091594

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