Patients and healthcare professionals perspectives on creating a chronic pain support line in Portugal: A qualitative study protocol.

ABSTRACT: Chronic pain affects almost 38% of the Portuguese adult population, with high costs for both patients and society. Those who suffer with chronic pain frequently complain of feeling misunderstood and of lack of support. These complaints are the main reason why support telephone lines for chronic pain were created in some countries. However, there is no scientific data supporting their creation or evaluating their performance. This paper presents a qualitative study protocol to assess patients and healthcare professionals' perspectives on the creation of a telephone support line for chronic pain. It constitutes the first step to attain the main goal of developing and implementing a functioning support line for chronic pain in Portugal. The methodology to assess patients and healthcare profes

SUBMITTER: Cruz M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9384994 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature