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People with Chronic Pain in Switzerland: Patients’ and Health Professionals’ Perspective on Potentials of Outpatient Health Care / Menschen mit chronischen Schmerzen in der Schweiz: Perspektive von Patient:innen und Gesundheitsfachkräften zu Potenzialen der ambulanten Gesundheitsversorgung

Shayne Keiser

Shayne Keiser

Department of Health, Bern University of Applied Sciences BFHBern, Switzerland
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Keiser, Shayne
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Bettina Schwind

Bettina Schwind

Institute for Biomedical Ethics and History of Medicine, University of ZurichZurich, Switzerland
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Schwind, Bettina
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Nikola Biller-Andorno

Nikola Biller-Andorno

Institute for Biomedical Ethics and History of Medicine, University of ZurichZurich, Switzerland
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Andrea Glässel

Andrea Glässel

  • Institute for Biomedical Ethics and History of Medicine, University of ZurichZurich, Switzerland
  • Institute of Public Health, Zurich University of Applied Sciences ZHAWWinterthur, Switzerland
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Apr 18, 2025
People with Chronic Pain in Switzerland: Patients’ and Health Professionals’ Perspective on Potentials of Outpatient Health Care / Menschen mit chronischen Schmerzen in der Schweiz: Perspektive von Patient:innen und Gesundheitsfachkräften zu Potenzialen der ambulanten Gesundheitsversorgung's Cover Image
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Published Online: Apr 18, 2025
Page range: 174 - 185
Received: Aug 30, 2024
Accepted: Dec 03, 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijhp-2024-0013
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Figure 1:

Influences on thematic categorization, including the researchers’ influence due to their profession as physiotherapists.
Influences on thematic categorization, including the researchers’ influence due to their profession as physiotherapists.

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Macro, meso, and micro levels in Swiss outpatient healthcare from HP and PWCP perspectives.
Macro, meso, and micro levels in Swiss outpatient healthcare from HP and PWCP perspectives.

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Micro level: Inter- and intra-personal relationships to PWCP concerns and needs.
Micro level: Inter- and intra-personal relationships to PWCP concerns and needs.

Composition and duration of the FGs and IIs of the interviews with the HPs in the second phase_

HPs (n=10) Professional group Professional experience in years % Proportion of treatments with PWCP Interview duration in minutes
Interview 8 Physiotherapy 7 30 59
Physiotherapy 2 20
Physiotherapy 2 30
Interview 9 Physiotherapy 4.5 30 50
Interview 10 Physiotherapy 33 15 60
Psychology/Hypnosis 18 60
Interview 11 Hypnosis 20 50 57
Interview 12 Traditional Chinese Medicine 23 50 10
Interview 13 Occupational therapy *N/A *n.a. 59
Naturopathy 4 30

Clinical picture and interview duration of the DIPEx transcripts of the PWCP in the study’s first phase_

PWCP (n=7) Clinical picture Pain experience in years Interview duration in minutes
Interview 1, PWCP Neuropathic pain due to back injury *n/a 88
Interview 2, PWCP Rheumatoid arthritis 45 89
Interview 3, PWCP Tumor resection 10 49
Interview 4, PWCP Whiplash 1 79
Interview 5, PWCP Fibromyalgia 5 85
Interview 6, PWCP Neurogenic pain due to back surgery 20 106
Interview 7, PWCP Migraine 20 91

Sociodemographic characteristics of participants_

Variable PWCP (n=7) HPs (n=10)
Gender Male 2 3
Female 5 7
Age group < 30 0 3
30–39 0 1
40–49 4 3
50–59 2 2
>60 1 1
Place of residence Zurich 5 4
Aargau 1 1
Zug/Lucerne 0 3
Berne/Solothurn 1 2
Highest education Tertiary 5 7
Secondary 2 3
Nationality Switzerland 1 *n/a
Other 6 *n/a
Occupation Yes 6 10
No 1 0
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