Mind and Body Management Strategies for Chronic Pain and Rheumatoid Arthritis

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ID4699372
AutoresFauzia Shariff (University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom), Jane Carter (0000-0001-6304-1027, Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, NHS Foundation Trust, Bath, United Kingdom), Clare Dow (University of Stirling, Stirling, United Kingdom), Marie Polley (0000-0003-3823-5668, University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom), María Salinas (0000-0003-3420-5509, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom), Damien Ridge (0000-0001-9245-5958, University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom)
Ano2009
Volume19
Fascículo8
Páginas1037-1049
Data de publicação2009-08-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoQualitative Health Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557
EditoraSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1049732309341189
PMID19638598
OpenAlexW2168454294
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas3
Referências citadas28

Chronic pain (CP) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) pose particular challenges for the individual. Although biomedicine inevitably plays a role in the reduction or control of some symptoms for people living with chronic pain, directed self-management is also increasingly recognized as an important tool. Self-management can address pain-associated symptoms of CP and RA, and often has broader aims, such as promoting positive well-being. Forty-six interviews with people experiencing CP and 46 interviews with those living with RA-associated pain were analyzed. Our analysis uncovered three broad strategies adopted by participants: body management, mind-management and mindbody management. The analysis demonstrated that for those living with pain, a sense of well-being is achieved not through pain control alone, but also through various mind/body techniques for managing pain, accepting new limits, and adjusting the way people relate to themselves. These self-management strategies are an important adjunct to biomedical care for those experiencing chronic pain

Arthritis · Chronic pain · Pain management · Physical therapy · Rheumatoid arthritis · Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies · Medicine · Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions · Pain Management and Placebo Effect · Psychology · Internal Medicine