Pain medicine

Lessons learned from the experiences of patients with chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPP syndrome) with a multidisciplinary consultation: a qualitative study

Reg Anesth Pain MedPublished Qualitative study

Authors' conclusion

A multidisciplinary consultation is of value from the patients' perspective.

Study context

Population
Patients with chronic pelvic pain syndrome who attended a multidisciplinary consultation at Radboud University Medical Center, 2019–202222–76 years
Participants
10 patients
Outcome
Patients' experiences and perspectives concerning the multidisciplinary consultation
Methodological detailssemistructured interviews, single-centre, conventional content analysis
  • Semistructured interviews
  • Single-centre
  • Conventional content analysis

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

Themes identified in interviews
Three themes: deleterious effects of pain on overall health; importance of the design of the multidisciplinary consultation; performance of healthcare professionals (knowledge, skills, interaction with patients and colleagues)
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Original publication

Lessons learned from the experiences of patients with chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPP syndrome) with a multidisciplinary consultation: a qualitative study. Reg Anesth Pain Med. Published 12 June 2024. doi:10.1136/rapm-2024-105548

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