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Barriers and Facilitators to Chronic Pain Self-Management: A Qualitative Study of Primary Care Patients with Comorbid Musculoskeletal Pain and Depression

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Bair, Matthew J., Matthias, Marianne S., Nyland, Kathryn A., Huffman, Monica A., Stubbs, DaWana L., Kroenke, Kurt, Damush, Teresa M.·2009·Pain Medicine

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To identify barriers and facilitators to self-management of chronic musculoskeletal pain among patients with comorbid pain and depression. DESIGN: A qualitative study using focus group methodology. SETTING: Veteran Affairs (VA) and University primary care clinics. PATIENTS: Recruited after participation in a clinical trial. INTERVENTION: The Stepped Care for Affective Disorders and Musculoskeletal Pain (SCAMP) trial tested an intervention of optimized antidepressant therapy combined with a pain self-management program versus usual care for primary care patients with comorbid chronic pain and depression. OUTCOME MEASURES: Thematic content analysis from focus group data was used to identify patient-perceived barriers and facilitators to self-management of chronic musculoskeletal pain. RESULTS: Patients (N = 18) were 27 to 84 years old (M = 54.8), 61% women, 72% white, and 22% black. Barriers to pain self-management included: 1) lack of support from friends and family; 2) limited resources (e.g., transportation, financial); 3) depression; 4) ineffectiveness of pain-relief strategies; 5) time constraints and other life priorities; 6) avoiding activity because of fear of pain exacerbation; 7) lack of tailoring strategies to meet personal needs; 8) not being able to maintain the use of strategies after study completion; 9) physical limitations; and 10) difficult patient-physician interactions. Facilitators to improve pain self-management included 1) encouragement from nurse care managers; 2) improving depression with treatment; 3) supportive family and friends; and 4) providing a menu of different self-management strategies to use. CONCLUSIONS: Future research is needed to confirm these findings and to design interventions that capitalize on the facilitators identified while at the same time addressing the barriers to pain self-management.

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Authors
Bair, M. J., Matthias, M. S., Nyland, K. A., Huffman, M. A., Stubbs, D. L., Kroenke, K., & Damush, T. M.
Affiliations
  • Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center (US)
  • Health Services Research & Development (US)
  • Indiana University Indianapolis (US)
Corresponding author
Bair, Matthew J.
Venue
Pain Medicine
Published
2009-10
Volume
10
Issue
7
Pages
1280-1290
ISSN
  • 1526-2375 (ISSN-L)
  • 1526-4637
OpenAlex
W1986073191
Cited by
259
References
42
Citations by year
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FWCI
4.09
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Pain Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • IUScholarWorks (Indiana University) (submittedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Mental Health (MH 071268, R01MH071268)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine › Pain Management and Opioid Use
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
Keywords
musculoskeletal pain, depression, comorbidities, barriers and facilitators, primary care patients, patient support, family support, nurse care managers, patient-physician interaction, fear-avoidance beliefs, antidepressant treatment
MeSH terms
Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Attitude to Health, Chronic Disease, Depression, Female, Humans, Indiana, Male, Middle Aged, Musculoskeletal Diseases, Primary Health Care, Self Care, Comorbidity, Arthralgia

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