Young people's experiences of persistent musculoskeletal pain, needs, gaps and perceptions about the role of digital technologies to support their co-care: a qualitative study

Slater, Helen; Jordan, Joanne E; Chua, Jason; Schütze, Robert; Wark, John D.; Briggs, Andrew M.

doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014007

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“…In these reviews, a limited number of trials are of some relevance to multimorbidity/comorbidity that includes a musculoskeletal condition with only a subset of the population under the age of 65 years, these interventions show some limited, small or mixed benefits across a range of health outcomes [51–55]. It is therefore perhaps unsurprising that adults and younger people with musculoskeletal conditions [56, 57] identify a number of unmet healthcare service and information needs. These unmet needs can help inform improvements to existing models of care and furthermore emphasise the need to involve consumers in implementation of models of care.…”

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Associations between multimorbidity and additional burden for working-age adults with specific forms of musculoskeletal conditions: a cross-sectional study

Lowe

Taylor

Hill

2017

BMC Musculoskelet Disord

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BackgroundMultiple health conditions are increasingly a problem for adults with musculoskeletal conditions. However, multimorbidity research has focused primarily on the elderly and those with a limited subset of musculoskeletal disorders. We sought to determine whether associations between multimorbidity and additional burden differ with specific forms of musculoskeletal conditions among working-age adults.MethodsData were sourced from a nationally representative Australian survey. Specific musculoskeletal conditions examined were osteoarthritis; inflammatory arthritis; other forms of arthritis or arthropathies; musculoskeletal conditions not elsewhere specified; gout; back pain; soft tissue disorders; or osteoporosis. Multimorbidity was defined as the additional presence of one or more of the Australian National Health Priority Area conditions. Burden was assessed by self-reported measures of: (i) self-rated health (ii) musculoskeletal-related healthcare and medicines utilisation and, (iii) general healthcare utilisation. Associations between multimorbidity and additional health or healthcare utilisation burden among working-age adults (aged 18 – 64 years of age) with specific musculoskeletal conditions were estimated using logistic regression, adjusting for confounders. Interaction terms were fitted to identify whether there were specific musculoskeletal conditions where multimorbidity was more strongly associated with poorer health or greater healthcare utilisation than in the remaining musculoskeletal group.ResultsAmong working-age adults, for each of the specified musculoskeletal conditions, multimorbidity was associated with similar, increased likelihood of additional self-rated health burden and certain types of healthcare utilisation. While there were differences in the relationships between multimorbidity and burden for each of the specific musculoskeletal conditions, no one specific musculoskeletal condition appeared to be consistently associated with greater additional health burden in the presence of multimorbidity across the majority of self-rated health burden and healthcare use measures.ConclusionsFor working-age people with any musculoskeletal conditions examined here, multimorbidity increases self-reported health and healthcare utilisation burden. As no one musculoskeletal condition appears consistently worse off in the presence of multimorbidity, there is a need to better understand and identify strategies that acknowledge and address the additional burden of concomitant conditions for working-age adults with a range of musculoskeletal conditions.

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Associations between multimorbidity and additional burden for working-age adults with specific forms of musculoskeletal conditions: a cross-sectional study

Lowe

Taylor

Hill

2017

BMC Musculoskelet Disord

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“…One of the major causes of disability in UAE is the musculoskeletal diseases [12]. The trouble of persistent musculoskeletal pain is significantly important in young adults, making their lives more difficult and challenging [13].…”

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Frequency of Musculoskeletal Pain and Associated Factors among Undergraduate Students

Hasan¹,

Yaqoob²,

Ali³

et al. 2018

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Objective: To study and compare the prevalence of musculoskeletal pain in Medical and non-medical students and find out the specific factors associated with the occurrence of this pain. Methodology: This is a cross-sectional study from March-May 2017 where a total of 400 medical and 350 non-medical students were registered using a structured questionnaire made by modification of Nordic questionnaire. Characteristics of musculoskeletal pain were determined Pain was also graded by using a grading scale. Results: Mean age for medical and non-medical students was 21.36 and 20.97 respectively. The prevalence of musculoskeletal pain was higher among females. More data were collected from 2nd and 5th year of medical and 1st and 2nd year of non-medical students. High incidence was found in medical students with occurrence mostly in Neck. This frequency of musculoskeletal pain was quiet high during the last 7 days. The long study hours and use of computer/laptop were found to be greater among medical undergraduates but no significant association was found in medical unlike non-medical students. Majority of undergraduate students reported a normal BMI. Our study has found no co-relation of BMI with prevalence of pain. It was also observed that medical students with musculoskeletal pain spent more time on travelling when compared to non-medical. Association was found with the use of back packs. The study observed the level of many daily activities like exercise and outdoor sports etc. but no significant relation was found. Conclusion: Prevalence of musculoskeletal pain among undergraduate students is truly high, more so in medical students. Medical students have shown no association of studying for long hours and use of computer/laptop with musculoskeletal pain when compared to non-medical students. More studies should be done to know contributing factors of musculoskeletal pain among undergraduate students.

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“…Previous studies have also demonstrated that adolescents with pain experience problems because the pain is invisible, and therefore might be difficult for others to understand. Thus, AYAs might experience a lack of support and empathy because the pain is not visible and not related to a disease [50,51]. Moreover, impaired education performance is problematic for AYAs with chronic pain, and studies have shown that dropout and absence from school among AYAs are increasing.…”

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The experiences of a nonclinical set of adolescents and young adults living with persistent pain: a qualitative metasynthesis

Fegran

Johannessen

Ludvigsen

et al. 2019

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Background Around 15–30% of adolescents and young adults (AYAs) suffer from persistent or chronic pain. Strategies to manage pain in different populations have been well described; however, pain is an increasing problem among AYAs, and the use of over-the-counter medications is increasing. The aim of this study was to identify and synthesize evidence from qualitative primary studies on how AYAs in a nonclinical population experience living with persistent pain.Method A qualitative metasynthesis guided by Sandelowski and Barroso’s guidelines was used to synthesize the included studies. The electronic databases Medline, Embase, Cinahl, Psycinfo, Mednar, and ProQuest were searched for studies published in English or Nordic languages from January 2005 to April 2019. Inclusion criteria were adolescents aged 13–18 and young adults aged 19–24 with first-hand experience of living with persistent, recurrent, or episodic nonclinical pain in any body site. Pain associated with a medical diagnosis, malignant diseases, medical procedures or testing, or sport activities was excluded.Results Of 2254 screened records, nine studies including 184 participants (127 female and 57 male aged 11–28 years) with pain from a nonclinical population were analyzed into metasummaries and a metasynthesis. In five of the nine studies, headache was the focused pain condition, while three of the studies did not specify the type of pain. All studies were conducted in a Western cultural context. The metasynthesis revealed that the participants’ experiences were characterized by three themes: 1) juggling pain with everyday life; 2) exploring sources of information to manage pain; and 3) striving to find relief.Conclusion These AYAs experienced a need to juggle dealing with pain with everyday life and explored information on how to manage pain from various sources. Their management of pain was influenced by family norms, and they described how they were striving to find relief from pain.

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Young people's experiences of persistent musculoskeletal pain, needs, gaps and perceptions about the role of digital technologies to support their co-care: a qualitative study

Cited by 52 publications

References 54 publications

Associations between multimorbidity and additional burden for working-age adults with specific forms of musculoskeletal conditions: a cross-sectional study

Associations between multimorbidity and additional burden for working-age adults with specific forms of musculoskeletal conditions: a cross-sectional study

Frequency of Musculoskeletal Pain and Associated Factors among Undergraduate Students

The experiences of a nonclinical set of adolescents and young adults living with persistent pain: a qualitative metasynthesis

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