Living with pain—a systematic review on patients’ subjective experiences
Abstract
Understanding the subjective experiences of patients living with chronic, acute, and cancer pain can significantly enhance the selection of treatment approaches, care, and support, ultimately improving their quality of life. This qualitative systematic review aimed to analyze if the patients’ subjective experiences of living with pain differ between acute, chronic, and cancer pain states. After registration in PROSPERO (CRD42023491745), an electronic search was conducted in the databases Medline (Ovid), Embase (embase.com), Cochrane (Wiley), Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics), and CINAHL (EBSCO) from their inception to 19 April 2024. Out of 8443 articles, 62 articles were included. The inclusion criteria that were applied were as follows: (1) participants aged 18 or older; and (2) participants’ subjective experiences of chronic, acute, or cancer pain. The exclusion criteria were as follows: (a) studies presented in other languages than English, Spanish, Portuguese, Greek, and Scandinavian languages; (b) editorials, letters, legal cases, case series, and case-control studies; (c) studies and articles based on duplicated data; (d) study population with ages below 18 years. Forty-four articles regarding chronic pain, thirteen regarding cancer pain, and five regarding acute pain were included. Methodological limitations were assessed using the CASP tool for quality appraisal in qualitative evidence synthesis. Certainty of evidence was assessed with GRADE-CERQual. All included…
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Evidence Hub reads this as a systematic review, done in people. Its evidence level is 1 of 5 (Highest · pooled evidence). Pooled evidence from several studies sits at the top of the evidence pyramid. Reported size: 44 participants or records.
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