Exploring justice issues in chronic pain: sufferer and partner perspectives
Lead Research Organisation:
Glasgow Caledonian University
Department Name: Sch of Health and Life Sciences
Abstract
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Publications
McParland J
(2011)
An investigation of constructions of justice and injustice in chronic pain: a Q-methodology approach.
in Journal of health psychology
McParland JL
(2011)
It's not fair: an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of discourses of justice and fairness in chronic pain.
in Health (London, England : 1997)
McParland JL
(2012)
Nine lessons and recommendations from the conduct of focus group research in chronic pain samples.
in British journal of health psychology
| Description | Conference presentation: She didn't acknowledge how much pain I was in: the experience of injustice in chronic pain |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Participants in your research and patient groups |
| Results and Impact | The talk sparked discussion around the area of research. Not aware of any impacts. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2009 |
| Description | Conference workshop presentation, The everyday experience of chronic pain: perceiving injustice and its implications for effective functioning |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Participants in your research and patient groups |
| Results and Impact | The workshop presentation generated a great deal of discussion in the research area. The workshop led to the establishment of new research contacts and the presenters have since collaborated on an additional presentation in the area. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
| Description | Conference workshop presentation: What is fair about pain: justice beliefs and the experience of chronic pain |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Participants in your research and patient groups |
| Results and Impact | The research presentation led to a long discussion of the research area. I think the research talk helped to establish the expertise of the author in the area. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2010 |
| Description | Conference workshop presentation: lessons and recommendations from the conduct of focus group research in chronic pain samples |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Participants in your research and patient groups |
| Results and Impact | The research talk led to a discussion and questions in the research area. It is unknown whether the workshop influenced research practices but I suspect that it helped to establish expertise in the area. Since the presentation and the submission of the paper (see publications) the author has been invited to review papers adopting focus group methodology. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | Injustice and the chronic pain sufferer : a mixed methods investigation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation of ESRC and other research findings to West of Scotland Pain Group The research talk stimulated interest in the area and helped to foster research contacts. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2010 |
| Description | Research talk: The association between beliefs about pain and the experience of pain |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The research talk was delivered to a local pain support group and led to a long discussion of the research area. Various individuals spoke to me about their circumstances. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | What is fair about pain? : a quantitative and qualitative examination of justice beliefs in the context of chronic pain |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Participants in your research and patient groups |
| Results and Impact | Research talk presented to Social psychology research seminar group at the University of Kent, March 2009. It helped to foster collaborations with seminar attendees. Following the seminar a joint submission was made to the British Psychological Society for their Research Seminar Competition. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2009 |
| Description | Workshop presentation: Social justice congitions and pain: implications for effective functioning |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Participants in your research and patient groups |
| Results and Impact | The workshop led to questions and a discussion of the research area. The research talk helped the workshop presenters to see links between their areas of research, and consequently at least one of the authors has conducted a research study to increase knowledge in the area. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |