Living with chronic low back pain: A metasynthesis of qualitative research

Chronic Illness

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 283-301

  Snelgrove, Sherrill ^a   Liossi, Christina ^b  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

chronic low back pain; loss; psychosocial; Qualitative metasynthesis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNICITY; ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH; EXERCISE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LOW BACK PAIN; MOTIVATION; PAIN; PAIN CLINIC; PEER REVIEW; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PREMATURE AGING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STIGMA; SUPPORT GROUP; WORK;

CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN; LOSS; PSYCHOSOCIAL; QUALITATIVE METASYNTHESIS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LOW BACK PAIN; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84887841363     PISSN: 17423953     EISSN: 17459206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1742395313476901     Document Type: Article

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