NCARE (Nottingham Centre for the Advancement of Research into Supportive, Palliative and End-of-life Care)

A Meta-Ethnography of Patients' Experience of Non-Malignant Chronic Pain

Project Duration

October 2010 - October 2012

Funder

NIHR HSR

Project Staff

  • Dr Francine Toye (PI) 1
  • Prof Kate Seers 2
  • Dr Nick Allcock 3
  • Dr Eloise Carr  4
  • Dr Michelle Briggs 5
  • Dr Karen Barker 6

Staff Institutions

  1. Physiotherapy Research Unit, Nuffield Orthopaedic Hospital 
  2. University of Warwick 
  3. The University of Nottingham 
  4. University of Bournemouth 
  5. University of Leeds 
  6. Nuffield orthopaedic centre NHS Trust
 

Aims

The aim of this study is to: 

  • Increase our understanding of patients' experiences of chronic non-malignant pain and therefore have an impact on quality of care
  • Utilise existing research knowledge to improve understanding and thus best practice in patient care
  •  Contribute to the development of methods for qualitative research synthesis

Methods

Systematic review- meta-ethnographic approach.

Outcomes and Findings

Meta-ethnography is completed. Currently completing HTA report.

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Contact the team

 

 

NCARE (Nottingham Centre for the Advancement of Research into Supportive, Palliative and End-of-life Care)

University of Nottingham
School of Health Sciences
Queen's Medical Centre
Nottingham, NG7 2HA


email: kristian.pollock@nottingham.ac.uk