Experiences of a non-clinical set of adolescents and young adults living with persistent pain: a qualitative metasynthesis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Around 15%-30% of adolescents and young adults (AYAs) experience persistent or chronic pain. The purpose of this study was to synthesise evidence from qualitative primary studies on how AYAs in a non-clinical population experience living with persistent pain.

Method

A qualitative metasynthesis guided by Sandelowski and Barroso's guidelines was used. The databases Medline, Embase, Cinahl, PsycINFO, Mednar and ProQuest were searched for studies from 1 January 2005 to 15 February 2021. Inclusion criteria were AYAs aged 13-24 years with first-hand experience of living with persistent, recurrent or episodic non-clinical pain in any body site. Pain associated with a medical diagnosis, malignant diseases, medical procedures or sport activities was excluded.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Fegran L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8057544 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature