Living with chronic low back pain: a metasynthesis of qualitative research

S Snelgrove, C Liossi - Chronic illness, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives The purpose of this qualitative metasynthesis is to articulate the knowledge
gained from a review of qualitative studies of patients' experiences of chronic low back pain …

Physical activity and exercise training in multiple sclerosis: a review and content analysis of qualitative research identifying perceived determinants and consequences

YC Learmonth, RW Motl - Disability and rehabilitation, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: This systematic review was conducted to provide rich and deep evidence of the
perceived determinants and consequences of physical activity and exercise based on …

A meta-ethnography of patients' experience of chronic non-malignant musculoskeletal pain

F Toye, K Seers, N Allcock, M Briggs… - Osteoarthritis and …, 2013 - oarsijournal.com
Purpose: Many people suffer from musculoskeletal (MSK) pain. This pain often has no
medical explanation and does not go away. Some people find it so devastating that at times …

The notion of “invisibility” in people's experiences of the symptoms of multiple sclerosis: a systematic meta-synthesis

LS Parker, G Topcu, D De Boos… - Disability and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Invisible symptoms have a negative impact on people living with Multiple Sclerosis
(MS), related to the very notion that they are “unseen.” It is important to understand the …

Functioning and disability in multiple sclerosis from the patient perspective

M Coenen, B Basedow-Rajwich, N König… - Chronic …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Multiple sclerosis (MS) has a great impact on functioning and disability. The perspective of
those who experience the health problem has to be taken into account to obtain an in-depth …

Towards a better understanding of MS pain: a systematic review of potentially modifiable psychosocial factors

AM Harrison, LM McCracken, A Bogosian… - Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective Pain is a common symptom of Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Biomedical treatments
achieve only modest reductions in pain severity suggesting that this approach may be too …

Pain intensity is associated with self-reported disability for several domains of life in a sample of patients with musculoskeletal pain aged 50 or more

AG Silva, J Alvarelhão, A Queirós, NP Rocha - Disability and health journal, 2013 - Elsevier
Background Most studies that investigate the impact of pain on function have focused on a
particular pain site and use unidimensional measures of disability, making it difficult to know …

Narratives reflecting the lived experiences of people with brain disorders: common psychosocial difficulties and determinants

S Hartley, M McArthur, M Coenen, M Cabello… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background People with brain disorders-defined as both, mental disorders and neurological
disorders experience a wide range of psychosocial difficulties (PSDs)(eg, concentrating …

Patients as collaborators: using focus groups and feedback sessions to develop an interactive, web-based self-management intervention for chronic pain

SK Moore, H Guarino, MC Acosta, ID Aronson… - Pain …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Objectives To describe the development of an interactive, web-based self-management
intervention for opioid-treated, chronic pain patients with aberrant drug-related behavior …

Social identity in people with multiple sclerosis: a meta-synthesis of qualitative research

A B. Barker, R das Nair, N B. Lincoln… - Social Care and …, 2014 - emerald.com
Purpose–Many aspects of the self are lost as a consequence of having multiple sclerosis
(MS). A person's identity can be altered by negative self-concepts, which are associated with …