Trial reportBMC health services research2023
Chronic pain self-management interventions in primary care - does it make any difference? A qualitative study.
Trial report in BMC health services research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.
- Patients' Experiences of Digital Health Interventions for the Self-Management of Chronic Pain: Systematic Review and Thematic Synthesis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Pooled it
- Patients' experiences of musculoskeletal pain self-management and perspectives on virtual physiotherapy in Saudi Arabia: a reflexive thematic analysis.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Prerequisites for self-care actions in individuals with restless legs syndrome-A deductive qualitative analysis based on the COM-B model.Journal of health psychology · 2025Article
- Recent Advances in Non-Invasive Digital Nursing Technologies for Chronic Pain Assessment and Management: An Integrative Review.Journal of advanced nursing · 2025Review
- From information to action: a co-created evaluation of digital resources for musculoskeletal disorders.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- Work-related musculoskeletal symptoms among rural middle-aged women in Korea: a qualitative photovoice study.Journal of Korean biological nursing science · 2025Article
- Understanding General Practitioner and Patient Perceptions Regarding Integration of Non-Pharmacological Interventions in Chronic Non-Cancer Pain Management-A Cross-Sectional Mixed-Methods Study in the RELIEF Project.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- A regional program evaluation of the Stanford Chronic Pain Self-Management Program in Eastern Ontario, Canada.Canadian journal of pain = Revue canadienne de la douleur · 2025Article
- Chronic nonspecific multiple-sites pain [CNMSP] of unknown etiology: Biopsychosocial method of evaluation for the primary care level.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2024Article
- Key personal insights and changing needs of osteoarthritis patients: an international quantitative survey analysis.Reumatologia · 2024Article
- "It's just crucial to deal with emotions as well as the pain" A qualitative acceptability study of an online emotion regulation skills-focused intervention for people with chronic pain.International journal of clinical and health psychology : IJCHPArticle
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundTotal recovery from chronic pain is difficult. It is therefore important for those who are suffering from chronic pain to find ways to self-manage their pain in daily life. Several chronic pain self-management interventions have been established, but more knowledge is needed to find out what and how it works. This study aimed to explore how the participants in two chronic pain self-management interventions in primary health care experienced the different components of the interventions, and whether the interventions induced any positive changes in the participants' everyday lives.
methodsA qualitative study nested within a randomized controlled study using semi-structured individual face-to-face interviews with 17 informants were conducted three months after the interventions. The data were analysed thematically using Systematic Text Condensation.
resultsThe main finding was that the informants, from both interventions, self-managed their chronic pain differently in a positive way after they had participated in the self-management interventions. The participants gained new insight from lectures, learning from peers by sharing experiences and belonging to a group, and by recognizing the importance of being physically active.
conclusionThis study shows that chronic pain self-management interventions consisting of components that learn the participants about chronic pain and include physical activity in a socially supportive environment, may contribute to a positive change in the lives of people living with chronic pain.
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