Fibromyalgia: Patient Beliefs and Expectations

2005 ◽  
pp. 11-13
Author(s):  
Lynne Matallana
Keyword(s):  
Patient Beliefs ◽  
Fibromyalgia Patient

scholarly journals The Importance of Perceived Relevance: A Qualitative Evaluation of Patient’s Perceptions of Value and Impact Following a Low-Intensity Group-Based Pain Management Program

Medicina ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
pp. 46
Author(s):  
Joshua W. Pate ◽  
Elizabeth Tran ◽  
Seema Radhakrishnan ◽  
Andrew M. Leaver
Keyword(s):  
Pain Management ◽  
Qualitative Evaluation ◽  
Management Program ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Patient Beliefs ◽  
Pain Management Program ◽  
Westmead Hospital ◽  
Group A ◽  
Perceived Relevance ◽  
Beliefs And Attitudes

Background and objectives: Limited evidence exists exploring perceptions of which aspects of a pain management program are perceived as valuable and impactful. The aim of this study was to explore patient beliefs about which aspects of a pain management program were valued and/or had perceived impact. Materials and Methods: One-on-one structured interviews were conducted with 11 adults three months after their completion of the Spark Pain Program at Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia. Concepts in the transcripts were inductively identified and explored, utilizing thematic analysis to better understand their relevance to the study aim. Results: Four themes emerged: (1) “The program overall was positive, but…”; (2) “I valued my improved knowledge and understanding of pain, but…”; (3) “I valued the stretching/relaxation/pacing/activity monitoring”; and (4) “I valued being part of a supportive and understanding group”. Participants reported that they liked being treated as an individual within the group. A lack of perceived personal relevance of key messages was identified in some participants; it appears that patients in pain programs must determine that changes in knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes are personally relevant in order for the changes to have a significant impact on them. Conclusions: This study provides new insights into aspects of a pain management program that were perceived as valuable and impactful, areas that “missed the mark”, and hypotheses to guide the implementation of service delivery and program redesign.

Assessing patient beliefs in a clinical trial ofHypericum perforatum in major depression

2004 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 114-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carla M. Bann ◽  
Corette B. Parker ◽  
Jacques Bradwejn ◽  
Jonathan R.T. Davidson ◽  
Benedetto Vitiello ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trial ◽  
Major Depression ◽  
Patient Beliefs

When Is Patient Education Unethical?

2008 ◽  
Vol 15 (6) ◽  
pp. 813-820 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara K Redman
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Patient Education ◽  
Capabilities Approach ◽  
Ethical Practice ◽  
Patient Beliefs ◽  
Moral Framework ◽  
Provider Group ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Group Limit

Although patient education is central to the ethical practice of nursing, it can be practiced in an ethically contested or unethical way. It is sometimes used to: forward a societal goal the individual might not have chosen; assume that patients should learn to accommodate unjust treatment; exclude the views of all except the dominant health care provider group; limit the knowledge a patient can receive; make invalid or unreliable judgments about what a patient can learn; or require a patient to change his or her identity to meet a medical ideal. Both health promotion education and manipulating patient beliefs in situations of uncertainty are ethically contested. Nussbaum's capabilities approach is used here as a moral framework through which to view the goals and practice of patient education. This provides better guidance than the current conception of patient education as an instrument to carry out the directives of medical practice.

scholarly journals A Case Report on a Fibromyalgia Patient with Gastrointestinal Symptoms Treated with Odu-tang

2021 ◽  
Vol 42 (5) ◽  
pp. 863-871
Author(s):  
Hye-yeon Jang ◽  
Sang-gu Yu ◽  
Do-hyeong Kim ◽  
Young-su Lee
Keyword(s):  
Medical Treatment ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Numerical Rating Scale ◽  
Gastrointestinal Symptoms ◽  
Herbal Medicines ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Fibromyalgia Patient ◽  
Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale ◽  
Numerical Rating ◽  
Symptom Rating

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of Korean medical treatment on a fibromyalgia patient with gastrointestinal symptoms, using herbal medicines selected according to new rather than existing standards.Method: A 52-year-old female patient with fibromyalgia was treated with Odu-tang and acupuncture, cupping, and moxibustion for 22 days. To evaluate the treatment, we used the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS), American College of Rheumatology’s Preliminary Diagnostic Criteria (ACR), and Korean Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale (KGSRS).Result: Following treatment, pantalgia diminished, NRS, and ACR scores improved, and the GSRS score decreased from 29 to 11.Conclusion: This study suggests that Korean medical treatment could effectively reduce pain and improve digestive symptoms in patients with fibromyalgia. It also presents a new method that considers individual characteristics when choosing herbal medicine.

The influence of patient beliefs and treatment satisfaction on the discontinuation of current first-line antiretroviral regimens

HIV Medicine ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
JL Casado ◽  
A Marín ◽  
V Romero ◽  
S Bañón ◽  
A Moreno ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Satisfaction ◽  
First Line ◽  
Patient Beliefs

Patient Beliefs Regarding Electroconvulsive Therapy Measure

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehreen Arshad ◽  
Ahmad Zafir Arham ◽  
Mansoor Arif ◽  
Maria Bano ◽  
Ayisha Bashir ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electroconvulsive Therapy ◽  
Patient Beliefs

scholarly journals Safe Opioid Storage and Disposal: A Survey of Patient Beliefs and Practices

2020 ◽  
Vol Volume 13 ◽  
pp. 987-995 ◽  
Author(s):  
Razmic Gregorian ◽  
Elizabeth Marrett ◽  
Vivek Sivathanu ◽  
Mariana Torgal ◽  
Sejal Shah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Patient Beliefs ◽  
Beliefs And Practices

Patient beliefs predict patient functioning: further support for a cognitive-behavioural model of chronic pain

Pain ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 81 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark P. Jensen ◽  
Joan M. Romano ◽  
Judith A. Turner ◽  
Amy B. Good ◽  
Laura H. Wald
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Patient Functioning ◽  
Patient Beliefs ◽  
Behavioural Model ◽  
Cognitive Behavioural
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