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Are you or your child aged between 10 and 24 years old? Have you or your child ever had, or do you have, chronic pain lasting for at least 3 months? Please get in touch to take part in this study exploring the impact of talking about pain with people in your life.
What is the purpose of this study?
The purpose of this research is to explore the physical, psychological, and social impacts of conversations about pain that occur within the social networks of children and young people living with chronic pain.
In this study, a person’s ‘social network’ refers to the people in their life that they talk to – or avoid talking to – about their pain. For example, this could include family, friends, and teachers. For this research, I am focused on young people’s social relationships, so I will not be asking about how your child talks to medical professionals about their pain.
I am interested in finding out how talking, or avoiding talking, about pain can have positive and negative impacts on young people, as well as their relationships with others in their social network. I would also like to know what young people perceive to be factors contributing to positive and negative conversations about pain.
This research is important as it will help us to understand:
What is involved?
To take part in this study, the young person will be asked to draw a map of their social network to tell me who is in their social world. Then, the young person will be invited to take part in an interview where the researcher will ask about the conversations about pain the young person has with the different people they have drawn on their social network. The interview will last approximately 30 minutes to 1 hour, but this may be shorter or longer depending on how much the young person would like to talk about. Interviews will take place online using Microsoft Teams.
Interested in participating?
If you are interested, please follow the QR code in the research poster, or the link below to find out more about the study and express your interest: https://www.qualtrics.manchester.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_a4uPsVMLU6vz2ce
Feel free to contact the research team directly via email to express your interest, or ask any questions.
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