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dc.contributor.authorHervik, Jill Angela
dc.contributor.authorFoss, Eva Bøhle
dc.contributor.authorStub, Trine
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-31T08:24:09Z
dc.date.available2023-08-31T08:24:09Z
dc.date.issued2023-01-30
dc.description.abstractBackground - Although headache is considered a frequently experienced type of pain, the challenges, experiences, and perceptions of people suffering from chronic headaches are poorly understood. The aim of this study was to gain subjective information regarding these aspects in daily life, in order to answer the research question “What is life like with a chronic headache?”<p> <p>Methodology - Semi-structured, in-depth interviews were conducted with 16 patients who suffered from chronic headaches. Five main domains were explored: emotions related to headaches; trauma/stressful events; behavioural changes, relationships, and coping mechanisms.<p> <p>Analysis and interpretation - Participants reported that pain restricted their lives in many ways, including not being able to work, loss of status, identity, freedom, intimate relationships and friends. The majority believed that psychological and/or physiological trauma was the reason for their headaches. New information that emerged from this study was how common life events not usually considered major traumas, initiated and maintained symptoms. Shame and feelings of stigmatization appeared to be strongly associated with chronic pain, leading to a scenario where thriving, contentment and enjoyment were often lacking.<p> <p>Main results - This study provided an in-depth understanding of how chronic headache adversely affects the lives of sufferers. Chronic headaches restrict sufferers’ lives, resulting in emotional and behavioural changes and a high level of disability. The complexity of chronic headaches in clinical practice is hugely underestimated, and poorly understood by society in general.en_US
dc.identifier.citationHervik Ja, Foss EB, Stub T. Living with chronic headaches: A qualitative study from an outpatient pain clinic in Norway. Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing. 2023
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 2124097
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.explore.2023.01.004
dc.identifier.issn1550-8307
dc.identifier.issn1878-7541
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/30571
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.relation.journalExplore: The Journal of Science and Healing
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2023 The Author(s)en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0en_US
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)en_US
dc.titleLiving with chronic headaches: A qualitative study from an outpatient pain clinic in Norwayen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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