Chronic pain is a psychosocially and economically complex condition. To study chronic pain, researchers must account for expansive variations in how individuals experience and communicate pain, and how they experience care.
The intention of this project is to gather insight from individual or collective studies that use qualitative and participatory research methodologies to gain an understanding of the cultural, social, and linguistic nuances that shape the relationship of people living with pain and their care system. This collection strives to include interdisciplinary and culturally inclusive views on pain research and policy.
We invite submission of original research papers, review articles, opinion papers, theoretical and methodological commentaries that focus on qualitative and person-centered evaluation of pain experience. Topics will include (but not limited to):
Research Approaches:
- Applied Philosophical Hermeneutics
- Narratology, Phenomenology and Ethnography
- Participatory Action Research
- Community-Based Participatory Research
- Participatory Health Research
- Indigenous Methodologies
- Online Qualitative Research
Research Topics:
- Cultural and Linguistic Determinants of Pain
- Social and Economic Determinants of Pain
- Personal Experiences of Patients and Caregivers
- Creative Self Expressions, Art therapies and Spiritual and meditative self-care
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAMs)
- Games, Chatbots, mHealth Apps
- Citizen Science
Chronic pain is a psychosocially and economically complex condition. To study chronic pain, researchers must account for expansive variations in how individuals experience and communicate pain, and how they experience care.
The intention of this project is to gather insight from individual or collective studies that use qualitative and participatory research methodologies to gain an understanding of the cultural, social, and linguistic nuances that shape the relationship of people living with pain and their care system. This collection strives to include interdisciplinary and culturally inclusive views on pain research and policy.
We invite submission of original research papers, review articles, opinion papers, theoretical and methodological commentaries that focus on qualitative and person-centered evaluation of pain experience. Topics will include (but not limited to):
Research Approaches:
- Applied Philosophical Hermeneutics
- Narratology, Phenomenology and Ethnography
- Participatory Action Research
- Community-Based Participatory Research
- Participatory Health Research
- Indigenous Methodologies
- Online Qualitative Research
Research Topics:
- Cultural and Linguistic Determinants of Pain
- Social and Economic Determinants of Pain
- Personal Experiences of Patients and Caregivers
- Creative Self Expressions, Art therapies and Spiritual and meditative self-care
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAMs)
- Games, Chatbots, mHealth Apps
- Citizen Science
