"Reluctant to Assess Pain": A Qualitative Study of Health Care Professionals' Beliefs About the Role of Pain in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Reducing pain is one of the main health priorities for children and young people with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA); however, some studies indicate that pain is not routinely assessed in this patient group. The aim of this study was to explore health care professionals' (HCPs) beliefs about the role of pain and the prioritization of its assessment in children and young people with JIA.

Methods

Semi-structured interviews were conducted with HCPs who manage children and young people with JIA in the UK (including consultant and trainee pediatric rheumatologists, nurses, physical therapists, and occupational therapists). Data were analyzed qualitatively following a framework analysis approach.

Results

Twenty-one HCPs participated. Analyses of the data iden

SUBMITTER: Lee RR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6973019 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature