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Non-specific chronic orofacial pain patients' experiences of everyday life situations: a qualitative study
Malmö högskola, Faculty of Odontology (OD).ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7425-1038
Malmö högskola, Faculty of Odontology (OD).
Malmö högskola, Faculty of Odontology (OD).
2016 (English)In: Swedish Dental Journal, ISSN 0347-9994, Vol. 40, no 2, p. 213-222Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [sv]

Kronisk ansiktssmärta är ett komplext tillstånd med konsekvenser som påverkar hela livssituationen. Syftet med studien var att med ett kvalitativt angreppssätt analysera upplevelsen av vardagssituationer för patienter med svårförklarlig kronisk ansiktssmärta. Elva kvinnor och tre män (21 till 77 år) valdes strategiskt ut bland de patienter med kronisk ansiktssmärta som remitterats till Orofaciala smärtenheten vid Odontologiska fakulteten, Malmö högskola, Malmö, Sverige. Samtliga utvalda informanter accepterade att delta. Data samlades in genom två tematiska djupintervjuer med varje informant. Intervjuerna spelades in med en digital ljudupptagare och skrevs ut ordagrant. Den text som berörde vardagssituationer identifierades i samtliga intervjuer och analyserades med kvalitativ innehållsanalys. Analysen av informanternas berättelser om vardagssituationer avslöjade en rädsla för konflikter, för den egna svagheten och för det okända. Analysen avslöjade också att informanterna uttryckte självanklagelser och att de undvek situationer som kunde orsaka rädsla. Åtta av de 14 informanterna nämnde inte någon vardagssituation de kände sig tillfreds med. Informanternas upplevelser av vardagssituationer dominerades av negativa känslor. Sammanfattningsvis kan kronisk långvarig svårförklarad ansiktssmärta inte förstås som ett isolerat fenomen utan måste beaktas i relation till den individ som drabbats av tillståndet.

Abstract [en]

Chronic orofacial pain is a complex condition with consequences that affect daily living. The aim was to analyse nonspecific chronic orofacial pain patients' experiences of everyday life situations, using a qualitative approach. Eleven women and 3 men (21 to 77 years) were selected through a purposive sampling among chronic orofacial pain patients referred to the Faculty of Odontology's orofacial pain unit at Malmo University, Malmo, Sweden. All selected subjects agreed to participate. Data were obtained via two thematic in-depth interviews with each subject. Interviews were taped and transcribed verbatim. Text dealing with the subjects' daily experiences was identified in all interviews and analysed using qualitative content analysis that focused on manifest content. In everyday life situations, the analysis of nonspecific chronic orofacial pain patients' narrations exposed a fear of conflict, of personal weakness, and of the intangible; they also exposed self-blame and avoidance of fear-triggering situations. Eight of the 14 subjects did not spontaneously mention any situation in which they were content during daily living. When the patients spoke about everyday life experiences, the main finding was that unpleasant emotions dominated the subjects' experiences. In conclusion, the chronic orofacial pain condition cannot be understood as an isolated phenomenon; it must be considered in relation to the person who is suffering from the condition.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Swedish Dental Association , 2016. Vol. 40, no 2, p. 213-222
Keywords [en]
chronic pain, facial pain, fear, guilt and shame, qualitative research
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Dentistry
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URN: urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-15937ISI: 000386982400011PubMedID: 28853793Local ID: 25944OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mau-15937DiVA, id: diva2:1419459
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Wolf, EvaNilner, MariaPetersson, Kerstin

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