Women's Perspectives on their Experiences of Chronic Pelvic Pain and Medical Care

C.J. Savidge, Pauline Slade, Peter Stewart, Tin Chiu Li
In: Journal of Health Psychology · 1998 · vol. 3(1) , pp. 103–116 · doi:10.1177/135910539800300108 · PMID:22021346 · W2067802034
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This qualitative study interviewed women experiencing chronic pelvic pain after negative laparoscopy, finding persistent pain, limited ongoing care, and a need for validation and better information from healthcare providers.

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This study aimed to explore women's experiences of chronic pelvic pain (CPP). Twenty-one interviews with women 12 to 18 months after a negative laparoscopy were conducted. A predominantly qualitative methodology was adopted. The majority of women were still experiencing pain at this time, yet few were in receipt of continuing medical care. Women's accounts suggested that their pain continued to affect many areas of their lives, and issues including uncertainty, anxiety, and a sense of not being believed emerged. In provision of care, ways in which health professionals related to women were viewed as important, and had an impact in terms of whether or not they felt their pain had been validated. Dissatisfaction with the quality and quantity of information offered by professionals was a common finding. Based on women's accounts, implications for improving the quality of care for women with CPP are provided.

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