Chronic pain, Pain, General Healthcare Signs and Symptoms
Conditions
Interventions
Participants will be recruited from Milton Keynes Pain Management Services, which provides pain management programs, seminars and support groups. Participants will receive an information sheet regardi
Sponsors
The University of Buckingham (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. All participants must be aged over 18 with no upper age limit 2. Suffering from chronic pain for at least 3 months or longer 3. Attending pain management services at Milton Keynes Hospital 4. Speaking English at an advanced level, due to questionnaires as well as all sessions being carried out in English The expert participants will be health psychologists, doctors and nurses running the pain management services
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with insufficient understanding of English 2. Who are illiterate or have a significant learning disability that impairs their ability to complete questionnaires 3. Significant cognitive impairment, mental illness or head injury
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcome measure for this study will be established through conversation analysis and investigate group dynamics and competition in pain management services from the obtained recordings. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Data obtained from validated questionnaires on emotional contagion 2. Empathy, pain, treatment satisfaction/expectation Measured at baseline and after the usual pain management session: 3. Experts and participants ratings on groups within pain management services 4. Information obtained from the expert focus groups and the participants focus groups | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed