Decision Support Preferences Among Hispanic and Non-Hispanic White Older Adults With Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Despite broad recognition that social networks play a key role in the management of chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP), little is known about when and why older adults with CMP choose to involve others in treatment decisions. This study investigates the types (i.e., informational, emotional, and instrumental) and sources (i.e., formal and informal) of support Hispanic and non-Hispanic White CMP patients desire and receive when making decisions about their pain care.

Method

Semi-structured interviews were conducted with Hispanic and non-Hispanic White older adults with CMP (N = 63) recruited from one medical center and one senior center in New York City. Interviews were transcribed and then analyzed using content analysis.

Results

CMP patients sought network

SUBMITTER: Riffin C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5007575 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature