Exploration of the experiences of persons in the traumatic spinal cord injury population in relation to chronic pain management

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dc.contributor.authorWilliams, Tammy-Lee
dc.contributor.authorJoseph, Conran
dc.contributor.authorNilsson-Wikmar, Lena
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-28T07:34:19Z
dc.date.available2023-03-28T07:34:19Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractChronic pain amongst individuals with traumatic and nontraumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) has high prevalence rates, with severe impact on the activities of daily living, mood, sleep and quality of life. This study aimed to explore the experiences and challenges of chronic pain management amongst the traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) population in the Western Cape region of South Africa. A qualitative descriptive approach was chosen for the study, in which 13 individuals living with TSCI were purposively recruited and interviewed telephonically. An inductive thematic analytic approach was used. The results indicate ineffectiveness of standard pain management, with a lack of education regarding pain physiology and pain management strategies as well as unbalanced decision-making between clinician and patient. Thus, patients develop coping strategies to survive with pain. Current pain regimes are suboptimal at best, underpinned by the lack of clarity or a mutually agreed plan to mitigate and eradicate pain.en_US
dc.identifier.citationWilliams, T. L. et al. (2023). Exploration of the experiences of persons in the traumatic spinal cord injury population in relation to chronic pain management. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(1), 77. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010077en_US
dc.identifier.issn1660-4601
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010077
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/8673
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMDPIen_US
dc.subjectPatientsen_US
dc.subjectPopulation studiesen_US
dc.subjectPain managementen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.subjectTherapyen_US
dc.titleExploration of the experiences of persons in the traumatic spinal cord injury population in relation to chronic pain managementen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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