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The very idea of living with pain rather than curing it is, for many people, unpalatable. When told such a thing by their doctor, it can feel like being abandoned, as if medicine is moving on and leaving one to 'cope' alone. Even the word 'cope' is not neutral.
Whenever someone says, "you can/will/should cope" it sounds like someone is saying, "shut up and get on with it". This is what pain patients tell us, both in multiple qualitative studies and in our own patient partner panels. Patients also tell us that trying to live with pain without help is difficult, sometimes impossible; it is hard struggling alone, challenging for loved ones trying to help, and daunting that every day starts with the same overwhelming task. This challenge has been recognised.
Although pain is the primary reason that people go to see their GP, it is poorly managed in the UK and leaves people exposed to multiple further health risks, including clinical anxiety, depression, and loneliness, and an increased risk of further morbidity and possibly all-cause mortality.
We do have treatments for chronic pain, using pharmacological, physical and psychological approaches, all with the common aim of reducing pain, or alleviating suffering. Yet, these also have in common 'disappointing' overall results.
The Centre for Pain Research was established in 2008 and is home to a team of interdisciplinary researchers investigating the best ways of helping people learn how to live with incurable pain.
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Profiles
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Janet Bultitude
- Department of Psychology - Senior Lecturer
- Centre for Pain Research
Person: Research & Teaching
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Christopher Eccleston
- Department for Health - Professor
- Centre for Pain Research
Person: Research & Teaching
Projects
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Exploring flourishing in adolescents with chronic pain and their parents.
Jordan, A., McParland, J., Halligan, S. & Goubert, L.
20/01/20 → 19/01/23
Project: UK charity
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Pain, the body, and space
Bultitude, J. & Legrain, V.
1/05/19 → 30/11/21
Project: Research-related funding
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Living with uncertainty: A mixed-methods study of symptom perception after pediatric cancer.
Heathcote, L. C., Simons, L., Schulte, F., Jordan, A., Tutelman, P. & Chambers, C.
1/01/19 → 1/01/21
Project: Research-related funding
Research Output
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Altered visuomotor integration in complex regional pain syndrome
Bultitude, J. H. & Petrini, K., 15 Jan 2021, In: Behavioural Brain Research. 397, 112922.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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How nurses use reassurance to support the management of acute and chronic pain in children and young people: an exploratory, interpretative qualitative study
Carter, B., Harris, J. & Jordan, A., 6 Jan 2021, (Acceptance date) In: Paediatric and Neonatal Pain.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Parental experiences of adolescent cancer-related distress: A qualitative study
Sharma, A., Loades, M., Baker, L., Jordan, A. & James, V., 11 Jan 2021, (Acceptance date) In: European Journal of Cancer Care.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Datasets
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Dataset for Study 3 from Thesis: An identification and critical analysis of barriers to raising the topic of weight in general practice
Blackburn, M. (Creator), Eccleston, C. (Supervisor), Stathi, A. (Supervisor) & Keogh, E. (Supervisor), University of Bath, Dec 2015
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00162
Dataset
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Data set for "Taking aversive action: an experimental investigation into the negotiation of bodily limits"
Tabor, A. (Creator), Eccleston, C. (Researcher), Vollaard, N. (Researcher) & Keogh, E. (Researcher), University of Bath, 22 Mar 2019
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00516
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Dataset for "Service users' experiences of NHS patient medicines helpline services: A qualitative study"
Williams, M. (Creator), Jordan, A. (Creator), Scott, J. (Creator) & Jones, M. (Creator), University of Bath, 28 Jun 2020
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00745
Dataset
Student theses
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A fluid power application of alternative robust control strategies
Author: Pannett, R., 16 Sep 2010Supervisor: Keogh, E. (Supervisor) & Tilley, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › PhD
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An identification and critical analysis of barriers to raising the topic of weight in general practice
Author: Blackburn, M., 27 Apr 2016Supervisor: Eccleston, C. (Supervisor), Stathi, A. (Supervisor) & Keogh, E. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › PhD
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An investigation into the reciprocal relationship between gender and careers
Author: Mcatamney, K., 23 Nov 2016Supervisor: Smith, L. (Supervisor) & Keogh, E. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › PhD
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