TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - 'I am free in my wheelchair but pain does have a say in it though': the meaning and experience of quality of life when living with paraplegia and chronic pain
JO  - Journal of health psychology
A1  - Hughes, Melanie
A1  - Burton, Amy E.
A1  - Dempsey, Robert C.
SP  - 1356
EP  - 1367
VL  - 24
IS  - 10
N2  - This study investigated how wheelchair-using individuals with paraplegia and chronic pain make sense of the factors associated with quality of life based on interviews using photo-elicitation and interpretative phenomenological analysis. Three superordinate themes emerged in the analysis: experiencing quality of life through the perception of self and identity, interpersonal relationships as facilitators and barriers to quality of life and life in a wheelchair: pain experience and management. Quality of life for those living with paraplegia and chronic pain is experienced as a complex interaction across several life domains. The use of photographs may improve the communication of pain-related experiences and understanding by healthcare staff.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1359-1053
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1359105317750254
ID  - ref1
ER  -