Clinical utility of digital pain drawings captured by people living with musculoskeletal pain conditions: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Digital pain drawings are an emerging method for pain assessment, but it is still unclear how these could best support pain treatment and management decisions. Therefore, this study explored the potential clinical utility of digital pain drawings.

Methods

We conducted a narrative study, involving qualitative interviews with healthcare professionals providing pain management services to people living with musculoskeletal pain conditions working across different disciplines and care levels in the healthcare system of the United Kingdom. We transcribed interviews, conducted thematic content analysis to identify themes and presented results using a framework approach.

Results

We interviewed three general practitioners, five rheumatology healthcare professionals

SUBMITTER: Ali SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12084221 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature