"Discharge doesn't mean the end": Exploring success in discharge to community self-management for young adults living with chronic pain: A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Living with chronic pain as a young adult (YA) can impact the physical, emotional, social, cognitive, and role function domains of life. Once YAs receive care for their specialist chronic pain care they are expected to self-navigate a complex health care system to transition to community-based care (i.e. primary care). Inadequate discharge planning may increase the unique difficulties YAs face in self-management, which may lead to adverse health outcomes, suboptimal discharge, and a need to reaccess care.

Aims

The purpose of this qualitative study is to explore how YAs with chronic pain define a successful discharge transition from a health service delivery model of specialized chronic pain services setting to self-management in a community setting (i.e. primary c

SUBMITTER: Kassam S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11633132 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature