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dc.contributor.authorSlater, Helen
dc.contributor.authorJordan, J.
dc.contributor.authorChua, J.
dc.contributor.authorSchütze, R.
dc.contributor.authorWark, J.
dc.contributor.authorBriggs, Andrew
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T14:29:50Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T14:29:50Z
dc.date.created2016-12-28T19:30:20Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.citationSlater, H. and Jordan, J. and Chua, J. and Schütze, R. and Wark, J. and Briggs, A. 2016. Young people's experiences of persistent musculoskeletal pain, needs, gaps and perceptions about the role of digital technologies to support their co-care: A qualitative study. BMJ Open. 6 (12).
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39060
dc.identifier.doi10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014007
dc.description.abstract

Objective: To investigate young people's experiences of persistent musculoskeletal pain, including care needs and current service gaps as well as perceptions about the role of digital technologies to support their co-care. Methods: A qualitative study employing two independent data collection modes: in-depth individual semistructured interviews and focus groups. Setting: Community settings throughout Australia. Participants: Participants were included if they had experienced persistent musculoskeletal pain of >3-month duration with an average of =3 on the visual analogue scale over the preceding 3 months, including non-specific conditions (eg, low back pain) and specific conditions (eg, juvenile idiopathic arthritis and other systemic arthritides), with/without pre-existing or current diagnosed mental health conditions. 23 young people (87.0% women; mean (SD) age: 20.8 (2.4) years) from across 6 Australian jurisdictions participated. Almost two-thirds of participants with persistent musculoskeletal pain reported comorbid mental health conditions. Main outcome measures: Inductive and deductive approaches to analyse and derive key themes from verbatim transcripts. Results: Participants described their daily experiences of living with persistent musculoskeletal pain, their fears and the challenges imposed by the invisibility of pain, and the two-way relationship between their pain and mental well-being. A lack of relevant and accessible information and resources tailored to young people's unique needs, integrated and youth-relevant healthcare services and adequately skilled healthcare practitioners were identified as key care gaps. Participants strongly advocated for the use of digital technologies to improve access to age-appropriate resources and support for co-care. Conclusions: Young people living with persistent musculoskeletal pain described the absence of ageappropriate pain services and clearly articulated their perceptions on the role of, and opportunities provided by, digital technologies to connect with and support improved pain healthcare. Innovative and digitally-enabled models of pain care are likely to be helpful for this group.

dc.publisherBM J Group
dc.titleYoung people's experiences of persistent musculoskeletal pain, needs, gaps and perceptions about the role of digital technologies to support their co-care: A qualitative study
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume6
dcterms.source.number12
dcterms.source.titleBMJ Open
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This open access article is distributed under the Creative Commons license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

curtin.departmentSchool of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science
curtin.accessStatusOpen access


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