Indicators of need for occupational therapy in patients with chronic pain: occupational therapists' focus groups
✍ Scribed by Åsa Skjutar; Marie-Louise Schult; Kyllike Christensson; Maria Müllersdorf
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 100 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0966-7903
- DOI
- 10.1002/oti.282
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
This study explores occupational therapists' (OT) perceptions of indicators for occupational therapy interventions among patients with chronic pain. An exploratory design was applied to six focus groups of OTs (n = 25) for data collection. Analysis was performed using content analysis through identification of meaning units, codes, categories and themes. Limitations of occupational performance was a major theme that included participant restrictions caused by physical, emotional and environmental barriers. Five subthemes of need were identified: 1) pain behaviour that prevented engagement in activities; 2) lack of knowledge about pain mechanisms and strategies to deal with pain; 3) occupational imbalance in work, leisure and home; 4) emotional stress and depression due to pain; and 5) physical or environmental strain resulting in limitations in occupational performance. Because of the variety and the diverse trends of approaches towards interventions for patients with chronic pain that exist in different cultures and settings, this study should be replicated in other contexts to increase the transferability of the findings. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.