Enhancing Exposure Treatment for Youths With Chronic Pain: Co-design and Qualitative Approach.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Increasing the access to and improving the impact of pain treatments is of utmost importance, especially among youths with chronic pain. The engagement of patients as research partners (in contrast to research participants) provides valuable expertise to collaboratively improve treatment delivery.

Objective

This study looked at a multidisciplinary exposure treatment for youths with chronic pain through the lens of patients and caregivers with the aim to explore and validate treatment change processes, prioritize and develop ideas for improvement, and identify particularly helpful treatment elements.

Methods

Qualitative exit interviews were conducted with patients and caregivers at their discharge from 2 clinical trials (ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01974791 and NC

SUBMITTER: Schemer L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10037174 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature