Chronic pain through COVID

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

doi:10.3389/fpain.2022.937652

Chronic pain through COVID

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

Authors

Dr Margaret Dunham M.Dunham@napier.ac.uk
Associate Professor

L. Bacon

S. Cottom

P. McCrone

H. Mehrpouya

F. Spyridonis

T. Thompson

P. Schofield

Abstract

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.

Citation

Dunham, M., Bacon, L., Cottom, S., McCrone, P., Mehrpouya, H., Spyridonis, F., Thompson, T., & Schofield, P. (2022). Chronic pain through COVID. Frontiers in Pain Research, 3, Article 937652. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpain.2022.937652

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Sep 26, 2022
Online Publication Date	Oct 19, 2022
Publication Date	Oct 27, 2022
Deposit Date	Oct 27, 2022
Publicly Available Date	Oct 27, 2022
Journal	Frontiers in Pain Research
Print ISSN	2673-561X
Publisher	Frontiers Media
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	3
Article Number	937652
DOI	https://doi.org/10.3389/fpain.2022.937652
Keywords	chronic pain, older people, COVID-19, remote healthcare, ageing
Public URL	http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2940918