Why Can't They Do Anything for a Simple Back Problem
A Qualitative Examination of Expectations for Low Back Pain Treatment and Outcome
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4227121 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carol Campbell (0000-0003-3086-3352, University of Teesside, UK,), Alison Guy (0000-0002-6269-9270, University of Teesside, UK) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 641-652 |
| Publication date | 2007-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1359105307078171 |
| PMID | 17584815 |
| OpenAlex | W1974060074 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 45 |
In order to examine expectations for pain treatment and outcome and to determine whether they are influential in maintaining health service consumption 16 adults suffering from chronic pain were interviewed. Transcripts were subjected to thematic analysis. The six main themes to emerge were labelled: Unmet Expectations; Health Professionals; the Importance of Self; Getting Something Done; Back to Square One; and Perceptions of the Future with Ruminations on the Past. Participants revealed considerable agency as they continued in a quest to engage and re-engage with the gatekeepers of health care facilities. The implications for pain management providers are discussed
Agency (philosophy · Health care · Perception · Political science · Qualitative research · Sociology · Thematic analysis · Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout · Medicine · Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation · Nursing · Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare · Psychology · Social Psychology
Social learning and clinical psychology.
Culture of Pain
Internal–external expectancies and health-related behaviors.
The Concept of Theme as Used in Qualitative Nursing Research
The personal experience of chronic benign lower back pain
Illness and self in society
The Wounded Storyteller
Expectations and Delay in Seeking Medical Care
Narrative representations of chronic illness experience
The power of the visible
Making sense of everyday pain
The end of the road? Lay views on a pain-relief clinic
Complaining about chronic pain
Illness narratives
Will it hurt less if I can control it? A complex answer to a simple question
Self, identity and radical surgery
Chronic illness as biographical disruption
Loss of self
Pain perceptions, emotions and gender
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2010 - 2018 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |