Is pain ever acceptable? A qualitative exploration concerning adult perceptions of chronic pain
Hanaa Kahtan,
Abbie Jordan,
Patrice Forget
Abstract:BackgroundAlthough the challenges of living with chronic pain are widely documented within existing literature, to our knowledge, the acceptability of pain for people living with persistent pain, has not been fully explored. The current study aims to explore what ‘acceptable pain’ means to adults living with chronic non‐cancer pain (CPCP).MethodsA total of 117 participants (aged 21 to 77 years) worldwide were recruited using opportunity sampling. Participants completed an online qualitative survey. Qualitative… Show more
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