Chronic Neck and Low Back Pain from Personal Experiences: a Written Narrative Approach

Overview

Journal Pain Manag

Specialty Psychiatry

Date 2024 May 8

PMID 38717373

Authors

Beatriz Sora

Ruben Nieto

Helena Vall-Roque

Jordi Conesa

Antoni Perez-Navarro

Francesc Saigi-Rubio

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Abstract

Chronic neck and low back pain are very common and have detrimental effects for people and society. In this study, we explore the experiences of individuals with neck and/or back pain using a written narrative methodology. A total of 92 individuals explained their pain experience using written narratives. Narratives were analyzed through thematic analysis and text data mining. Participants wrote about their experience in terms of pain characteristics, diagnosis process, pain consequences, coping strategies, pain triggers, well-being and future expectations. Text data mining allowed us to identify concurrent networks that were basically related with pain characteristics, management and triggers. Written narratives are useful to understand individuals' experiences from their point of view.

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