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Title: | Relationships in pain: The experience of relationships to people living with chronic pain in rural areas | Contributor(s): | Tollefson, Joanne (author); Usher, Kim (author) ; Foster, Kim (author) | Publication Date: | 2011 | DOI: | 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2011.01963.x | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/14820 | Abstract: | The aim of the study was to develop new understanding of the lived experience of relationships for rural people living with chronic pain. Rural residents have greater difficulty accessing health services and providers. This is especially important to those living with chronic pain who often find themselves isolated from professionals who could potentially offer support. A phenomenological study with seven participants who had experienced chronic non-malignant pain for 2-29 years (Mean = 13) was recruited via a number of approaches and data analyzed using van Manen's framework. The themes that emerged from the analysis were as follows: pain as silence; privacy as a way of protection; no place out here to get support; and dealing with health-care professionals who do not understand. Lack of specialist services and support in rural areas means people with chronic pain are placed in even more vulnerable situations. Nurses remain at the forefront of service delivery in rural areas; hence, their role in management of people with chronic pain is vital in supporting them to maintain meaningful contact with others, including health professionals. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | International Journal of Nursing Practice, 17(5), p. 478-485 | Publisher: | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia | Place of Publication: | Australia | ISSN: | 1440-172X 1322-7114 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 111099 Nursing not elsewhere classified | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 920210 Nursing | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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