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ArticleBMC musculoskeletal disorders2023

Lifestyle changes are burdensome with my body broken by pain and obesity: patients' perspectives after pain rehabilitation.

Elin Storm, Nina Bendelin, Kim Bergström Wessman, Maria M Johansson, Mathilda Björk, Huan-Ji Dong

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Article in BMC musculoskeletal disorders, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. "It Is a Vicious Circle": Experiences of People Living With Obesity and Chronic Pain: A Qualitative Evidence Synthesis (QES).Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Elin StormPain and Rehabilitation Centre, and Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.
Nina BendelinPain and Rehabilitation Centre, and Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.
Kim Bergström WessmanPain and Rehabilitation Centre, and Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.
Maria M JohanssonDepartment of Activity and Health in Linköping, and Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.
Mathilda BjörkPain and Rehabilitation Centre, and Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.
Huan-Ji DongPain and Rehabilitation Centre, and Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden. huanji.dong@liu.se.
Linköping University · SE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDespite the existing evidence regarding the interrelated relationship between pain and obesity, knowledge about patients' perspectives of this relationship is scarce, especially from patients with chronic pain and obesity after completing Interdisciplinary Pain Rehabilitation Program (IPRP).

aimsThis qualitative study expands the understanding of patients' perspectives on how chronic pain and obesity influence each other and how the two conditions affect the ability to make lifestyle changes.

methodA purposive sample of patients with Body Mass Index (BMI) ≥ 30 kg/m

resultsSixteen patients (aged 28-63 years, 11 female, BMI 30-43 kg/m

conclusionAfter IPRP, patients with chronic pain and obesity perceived difficulties with self-management and struggles with lifestyle changes. They experienced a combined burden of the two conditions. Their perspective on the unilateral relationship between pain and obesity differed from the existing evidence. Future tailored IPRPs should integrate nutritional interventions and address the knowledge gaps as well.

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Chronic PainBody Mass IndexFemaleHumansLife StyleObesityPain ManagementQualitative ResearchChronic painInterdisciplinary Pain Rehabilitation Program (IPRP)LifestyleObesityRehabilitation

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PMID37880642
PMCPMC10599046
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