How Do Patients with Chronic Pain Benefit from a Peer-Supported Pain Self-Management Intervention? A Qualitative Investigation
Author(s) -
Marianne S. Matthias,
Marina Kukla,
Alan B. McGuire,
Matthew J. Bair
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
pain medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.893
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1526-4637
pISSN - 1526-2375
DOI - 10.1093/pm/pnw138
Subject(s) - intervention (counseling) , psychological intervention , qualitative research , peer support , chronic pain , self management , medicine , interpersonal communication , peer review , clinical psychology , pain management , psychology , peer group , physical therapy , nursing , social psychology , social science , machine learning , sociology , computer science , political science , law
Peer support is a novel and under-studied approach to the management of chronic pain. This study's purpose was to uncover the elements of a peer-supported self-management intervention that are perceived by participants as essential to achieving positive changes.
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