Exploring young peoples experience of chronic pain V1.0
Research type
Research Study
Full title
A Snapshot of My Life: Using Photovoice to Explore the Experience of Chronic Pain in Young People.
IRAS ID
326882
Contact name
Charlotte Cooper
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Royal Holloway, University of London
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
N/A, N/A
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 5 months, 26 days
Research summary
Chronic pain severely impacts the daily life of many young people (King et al., 2011). It affects family life, school, sleeping, mental health, and friendships (Jones et al., 2021). There are several therapies that young people experiencing chronic pain can access including pharmacological, physical, and psychological therapy (Fisher et al., 2022). Interventions are aimed at helping young people to overcome some of the challenges they face, however, research suggests they are not effective (Fisher et al., 2022). Therefore, something needs to change. Literature exploring young people’s experience of chronic pain is led by a researchers view of what is important (Joslin et al., 2021). By understanding what a young person views as important, interventions can be adapted to make these areas a focus of therapy. The proposed study will use photovoice methodology to explore a young person’s daily experience of chronic pain. Photovoice is a research method that asks participants to take photographs to help them document, reflect upon and communicate issues of concern (Wang & Burris, 1997). Gaining an insight into what young people highlight as important daily life factors that impact their pain can support clinician’s understanding and raise awareness of what is significant for the young person. In turn this can help inform areas for further research and intervention planning.
REC name
North of Scotland Research Ethics Committee 2
REC reference
23/NS/0067
Date of REC Opinion
24 Aug 2023
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion