The meaning of chronic pain

Wade, Barbara Louise

dc.contributor.advisor	Shantall, Hester Maria
dc.contributor.author	Wade, Barbara Louise
dc.date.accessioned	2009-08-25T10:47:10Z
dc.date.available	2009-08-25T10:47:10Z
dc.date.issued	2001-11
dc.identifier.citation	Wade, Barbara Louise (2001) The meaning of chronic pain, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/838>	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/838
dc.description.abstract	Chronic pain sufferers are frequently misunderstood and stigmatised. The aim of this investigation was to provide a description of the lifewor1d of people with chronic low back pain, using the phenomenological method. Themes which emerged were that the persistent nature of chronic pain makes it particularly difficult to endure, arousing a profound fear of the future. It causes a disruption in the relationship between the person and the body, in which the person is forced to function within the constraints of pain. Sufferers are unable to fulfil social roles as expected and are forced to revise their goals and activities. The distress of their experience is mediated by the ability to make sense of their condition, finding meaning in the pain itself. The study highlights the value of the phenomenological method in health psychology. Recommendations are made which may be of benefit to people with chronic pain and their families.	en
dc.format.extent	1 online resource (245 leaves)
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	Chronic low back pain	en
dc.subject	Coping
dc.subject	Meaning
dc.subject	Phenomenology
dc.subject	Health psychology
dc.subject.ddc	616.0472019
dc.subject.lcsh	Chronic pain -- Psychological aspects
dc.subject.lcsh	Backache -- Psychological aspects
dc.subject.lcsh	Clinical health psychology
dc.title	The meaning of chronic pain	en
dc.type	Dissertation	en
dc.description.department	Psychology
dc.description.degree	M. Sc. (Psychology)