"I try and smile, I try and be cheery, I try not to be pushy. I try to say 'I'm here for help' but I leave feeling⋯ worried": A Qualitative study of perceptions of interactions with health professionals by community-based older adults with chronic pain

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CLARKE, A., MARTIN, D., JONES, D., SCHOFIELD, Patricia, ANTHONY, G., MCNAMEE, P., GRAY, D. and SMITH, B.H. (2014). "I try and smile, I try and be cheery, I try not to be pushy. I try to say 'I'm here for help' but I leave feeling⋯ worried": A Qualitative study of perceptions of interactions with health professionals by community-based older adults with chronic pain. PLoS ONE, 9 (9), e105450. [Article]

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Abstract

© 2014 Clarke et al. Background: Over 50% of community-dwelling older adults experience chronic pain, which threatens their quality of life. Of importance to their pain management is older people's interaction with health professionals that, if unsatisfactory, may impair the outcome.

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Official URL:

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.13...

Uncontrolled Keywords:

Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Aging; Attitude of Health Personnel; Attitude to Health; Chronic Pain; Female; Humans; Male; Patient Acceptance of Health Care; Professional-Patient Relations; United Kingdom; Humans; Attitude of Health Personnel; Attitude to Health; Professional-Patient Relations; Aging; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Patient Acceptance of Health Care; Female; Male; Chronic Pain; United Kingdom; MD Multidisciplinary; General Science & Technology

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e105450

Event Location:

United States

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Identification Number:

10.1371/journal.pone.0105450

ORCID:

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4242-754X