| Literature DB >> 19687111 |
Lena Hatchett1, Mary Pat Fitzgerald, Jeannette Potts, Abigail Winder, Keith Mickelberg, Ted Barrell, John W Kusek.
Abstract
In order to explore the personal experience of chronic urologic pain we asked patients to journal in their own words their daily symptoms and the effects of those symptoms on home/family life, working life and social life. Journal responses were independently reviewed by three researchers and major themes summarized following an inductive approach. Three major themes were identified concerning symptoms, personal and interpersonal effects of symptoms and related role limitations. Fatigue emerged as a newly recognized symptom that may benefit from treatment. Role limitations are mediated by potentially modifiable personal and interpersonal effects currently not addressed in urologic pain treatment paradigms.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19687111 PMCID: PMC2847356 DOI: 10.1177/1359105309338973
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Health Psychol ISSN: 1359-1053