Chronic pain through COVID

M. Dunham; L. Bacon; S. Cottom; P. McCrone; H. Mehrpouya; F. Spyridonis; T. Thompson; P. Schofield

doi:10.3389/fpain.2022.937652

Chronic pain through COVID

M. Dunham^*, L. Bacon, S. Cottom, P. McCrone, H. Mehrpouya, F. Spyridonis, T. Thompson, P. Schofield

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Objectives: To identify good practice in the community management of chronic pain, and to understand the perspective of a group of healthcare service users towards the management of chronic pain using technology during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Forty-five people, recruited via social media and Pain Association Scotland, participated in three focus groups hosted over Zoom. Focus groups were conducted using semi-structured questions to guide the conversation. Data were analysed using Ritchie / Spencer's Framework Analysis. Results: The participants shared observations of their experiences of remotely supported chronic pain services and insights into the potential for future chronic pain care provision. Experiences were in the majority positive with some describing their rapid engagement with technology during the COVID pandemic. Conclusion: Results suggest there is strong potential for telehealth to complement and support existing provision of pain management services.

Original language	English
Article number	937652
Number of pages	10
Journal	Frontiers in Pain Research
Volume	3
Early online date	19 Oct 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3389/fpain.2022.937652
Publication status	Published - 19 Oct 2022

Keywords

Chronic pain
Older people
COVID-19
Remote healthcare
Ageing

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