Improving general practice management of patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain: Interdisciplinarity, coherence, and concerns-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Improving general practice management of patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain: Interdisciplinarity, coherence, and concerns

Published:2024-01-01 Issue:1 Volume:24 Page:
ISSN:1877-8879
Container-title:Scandinavian Journal of Pain
language:en
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Author:

Larsen Jesper Bie¹,Borregaard Pernille²,Thomsen Janus Laust²,Rathleff Michael Skovdal¹²,Johansen Simon Kristoffer²

Affiliation:

1. Musculoskeletal Health and Implementation, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University , Selma Lagerløfs Vej 249, 9260 Gistrup , Aalborg , Denmark

2. Center for General Practice at Aalborg University , Aalborg , Denmark

Abstract

Abstract Objectives Management of patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP) remains a challenge in general practice. The general practitioner (GP) often experiences diagnostic uncertainty despite frequently referring patients with CMP to specialized departments. Therefore, it remains imperative to gain insights on how to optimize and reframe the current setup for the management of patients with CMP. The objective was to explore GP's perspectives on the challenges, needs, and visions for improving the management of patients with CMP. Methods A qualitative study with co-design using the future workshop approach. Eight GPs participated in the future workshop (five females). Insights and visions emerged from the GP's discussions and sharing of their experiences in managing patients with CMP. The audio-recorded data were subjected to thematic text analysis. Results The thematic analysis revealed four main themes, including (1) challenges with current pain management, (2) barriers to pain management, (3) the need for a biopsychosocial perspective, and (4) solutions and visions. All challenges are related to the complexity and diagnostic uncertainty for this patient population. GPs experienced that the patients' biomedical understanding of their pain was a barrier for management and underlined the need for a biopsychosocial approach when managing the patients. The GPs described taking on the role of coordinators for their patients with CMP but could feel ill-equipped to handle diagnostic uncertainty. An interdisciplinary unit was recommended as a possible solution to introduce a biopsychosocial approach for the examination, diagnosis, and management of the patient's CMP. Conclusions The complexity and diagnostic uncertainty of patients with CMP warrants a revision of the current setup. Establishing an interdisciplinary unit using a biopsychosocial approach was recommended as an option to improve the current management for patients with CMP.

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Link

https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/sjpain-2023-0070/pdf

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