'Unmasking Pain' through creativity: A phenomenological study of person-centred pain exploration for people living with chronic pain.

ABSTRACT: 'Unmasking Pain' is an innovative artist-led project to explore creative approaches for telling stories of life with persistent pain. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore and describe the lived experience of taking part in 'Unmasking Pain' from the perspectives of people living with pain (workshop attendees), artists (workshop facilitators) and pain rehabilitation specialists. Informed by descriptive phenomenology, data was collected via semi-structured interviews with three artists (workshop facilitators), five workshop attendees (all living with persistent pain) and one pain rehabilitation specialist. Data was analysed using thematic analysis for descriptive phenomenology. Three themes emerged from the analysis: Theme 1 Space to Breathe, reflects the context of 'Unmasking

SUBMITTER: Thompson K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11524519 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature