Nurses perspectives about context specific job factors and coping strategies for back pain experiences among nurses in Lusaka, Zambia: A qualitative study

Background: Non-specific low-back pain (NSLBP) is a common health problem worldwide, but the perception and coping strategies used by patients are underreported. Objectives: The objectives of the study were to evaluate the perception of patients with NSLBP, the ways the pain interrfered with their basic life, and coping strategies employed by them. Methods: Twenty patients consisting of 10 males (50%) and 10 females (50%) participated in this study. A qualitative interview was conducted using a three-section modified structured interview guide by Gwenda. Section A contained sociodemographic information, section B was the numerical pain rating scale, and section C asked questions about the pain duration, the ways of pain interference with the patient’s life, and strategies used to cope with pain. The data were analyzed using thematic content analysis. Results: The results showed that 50% of the patients were within the age range of 58 years or above. Ten (50%) patients perceived that NSLBP was caused by work-related activities and 10% perceived that NSLBP was a spiritual problem. Fifty percent reported that the pain interfered with their activities of daily living, and four (20%) mentioned that NSLBP interfered with their sexual function and religious activities. Concerning the coping strategy, 40% used prayer, 15% usually ignored the pain, and 35% used the conventional approach. Conclusions: It can be concluded that half of the patients with NSLBP perceived NSLBP to be caused by work-related activities. Besides, NSLBP interfered with basic activities of daily living, and about 40% were coping with NSLBP with prayer and spiritual means.

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A qualitative study on stigma and coping strategies of patients with podoconiosis in Wolaita zone, Southern Ethiopia

International Health ◽

10.1016/j.inhe.2011.06.006 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 3 (3) ◽

pp. 176-181 ◽

Cited By ~ 49

Author(s):

Abebayehu Tora ◽

Gail Davey ◽

Getnet Tadele

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Study ◽

Coping Strategies ◽

Southern Ethiopia ◽

And Coping

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Experience of Stress and Coping Strategies among Pastors’ Wives in China

Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling Advancing theory and professional practice through scholarly and reflective publications ◽

10.1177/1542305018782518 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 72 (3) ◽

pp. 163-171 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Kara Chan ◽

Miranda Wong

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Qualitative Study ◽

Coping Strategies ◽

Mainland China ◽

Financial Stress ◽

Stress And Coping ◽

Role Expectations ◽

The West ◽

Experience Of Stress ◽

And Coping

A qualitative study was conducted to examine the experience of stress and coping strategies among 15 pastors’ wives from a city in mainland China. Results indicated that nearly all interviewees experienced financial stress and loneliness, a phenomenon consistent with that seen in literature in the West. However, stress arising from role expectations among the spouses’ congregations was low. Most interviewees coped with stress through family and social support, as well as through praying.

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The explanatory models and coping strategies for alcohol use disorders: An exploratory qualitative study from India

Asian Journal of Psychiatry ◽

10.1016/j.ajp.2013.06.010 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 6 (6) ◽

pp. 521-527 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Abhijit Nadkarni ◽

Hamid Dabholkar ◽

Jim McCambridge ◽

Bhargav Bhat ◽

Shuba Kumar ◽

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Keyword(s):

Alcohol Use ◽

Qualitative Study ◽

Coping Strategies ◽

Alcohol Use Disorders ◽

Explanatory Models ◽

And Coping

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Review for "Nurses’ psychological changes and coping strategies during home isolation for the 2019 novel coronavirus in China: A qualitative study"

10.1111/jan.14572/v1/review1 ◽

2020 ◽

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Study ◽

Coping Strategies ◽

Psychological Changes ◽

Novel Coronavirus ◽

And Coping

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Do Illness Perceptions and Coping Strategies Change Over Time in Patients Recently Diagnosed With Axial Spondyloarthritis?

The Journal of Rheumatology ◽

10.3899/jrheum.191353 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 47 (12) ◽

pp. 1752-1759

Author(s):

Miranda van Lunteren ◽

Robert Landewé ◽

Camilla Fongen ◽

Roberta Ramonda ◽

Désirée van der Heijde ◽

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Keyword(s):

Back Pain ◽

Disease Activity ◽

Coping Strategies ◽

Illness Perceptions ◽

Rating Scale ◽

Axial Spondyloarthritis ◽

Numeric Rating Scale ◽

And Coping ◽

Numeric Rating ◽

Over Time

ObjectiveIt is unknown if in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) patients’ illness perceptions and coping strategies change when disease activity changes.MethodsPatients diagnosed with axSpA and with 1 or more follow-up visits (1 and/or 2 yrs in the SPACE cohort) were included. Mixed linear models were used for illness perceptions (range 1–5), coping (range 1–4), back pain (numeric rating scale range 0–10), health-related quality of life (range 0–100), physical and mental component summary (PCS and MCS; range 0–100), work productivity loss (WPL; range 0–100), and activity impairment (AI; range 0–100%), separately, to test if they changed over time.ResultsAt baseline, 150 axSpA patients (mean age 30.4 yrs, 51% female, 65% HLA-B27+) had a mean (SD) numeric rating scale back pain of 4.0 (2.5), PCS of 28.8 (14.0), MCS of 47.8 (12.4), WPL of 34.1% (29.8), and AI of 38.7% (27.9). Over 2 years, clinically and statistically significant improvements were seen in the proportion of patients with an Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score (ASDAS) of low disease activity (from 39% at baseline to 68% at 2 years), back pain (−1.5, SD 2.2), AI (−14.4%, SD 27.2), PCS (11.1, SD 13.3), and WPL (−15.3%, SD 28.7), but MCS did not change (0.7, SD 13.9; P = 0.201). In contrast, illness perceptions and coping strategies did not change over a period of 2 years. For example, at 2 years patients believed that their illness had severe “consequences” (2.8, SD 0.9) and they had negative emotions (e.g., feeling upset or fear) towards their illness [“emotional representation”, 2.5 (0.8)]. Patients most often coped with their pain by putting pain into perspective [“comforting cognitions”, 2.8 (0.6)] and tended to cope with limitations by being optimistic [“optimism”, 2.9 (0.7)].ConclusionWhile back pain, disease activity, and health outcomes clearly improved over 2 years, illness perceptions and coping strategies remained remarkably stable.

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