Patient-professional partnerships and back pain self-management v1.0
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Exploring patients’ perceptions of the nature and the influence of partnerships with health professionals on the development of self-management ability for chronic back pain.
IRAS ID
135538
Contact name
Yu Fu
Contact email
Research summary
Chronic pain is a common long term condition, it may have adverse effects on all aspects of a patient’s general health. The aim of this study is to explore patient’s perceptions of the influence of partnerships with health professionals, on their ability to self-manage pain. The objectives are to: 1) identify associations between key aspects of the partnership and ability to self-manage pain, 2) explore patients’ experiences of partnership with health professionals, and their perceptions of the influence of that partnership on their ability to self-manage back pain.
A mixed methods approach will be used in this study. In the quantitative part, four validated questionnaires will be administered at their first visit (baseline) and 3 months after (follow-up): the Partners in Health Scale (PIH)to measure self-management ability, the Patient Partnership in Care (PPiC)to measure patient-professional partnerships, the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) to measure the pain, and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale (HADS) to measure the mood. Two other questionnaires, Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (PSEQ) and Dolo Test are routinely filled by patients in the SpineFit clinic. The results of these two questionnaires will also be used at baseline and follow-up. The sample size for the quantitative part is 167. In the qualitative part, there will be a 1 hour semi-structured interview, taking place at the patient’s home or clinic depending on the patient’s preference. Patients will be invited once the questionnaire data analysis has been completed. 15-25 patients of the 167 patients will be interviewed. A grounded theory approach will be used to analyse interview data. Finally, results from both quantitative and qualitative parts will be interpreted and integrated to provide a theory which describes the nature and the influence of partnerships with health professionals, on their ability to self-manage back pain.REC name
Yorkshire & The Humber - Bradford Leeds Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
13/YH/0413
Date of REC Opinion
27 Jan 2014
REC opinion
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