Comparing perspectives: patients' and health care professionals' views on spiritual concerns and needs in chronic pain care - a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The spiritual aspect of care is an often neglected resource in pain therapies. The aim of this study is to identify commonalities and differences in chronic pain patients' (CPP) and health care professionals' (HCP) perceptions on the integration of spiritual care into multimodal pain therapy.

Methods

We conducted a qualitative exploratory study with 42 CPPs and 34 HCPs who were interviewed in 12 separate groups in five study centres specialising in chronic pain within German-speaking Switzerland. The interviews were transcribed and subjected to a qualitative content analysis. Findings were generated by juxtaposing and analysing the statements of (a) HCP about HCP, (b) HCP about CPP, (c) CPP about HCP, and (d) CPP about CPP.

Results

Views on spiritual concer

SUBMITTER: Perrin J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8152324 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature