Challenges and visions for managing pain-related insomnia in primary care using the hybrid CBT approach: a small-scale qualitative interview study with GPs, nurses, and practice managers
Abstract Background Chronic pain and insomnia have a complex, bidirectional relationship – addressing sleep complaints alongside pain may be key to alleviating patient-reported distress and disability. Healthcare professionals have consistently reported wanting to offer psychologically informed chro...
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| author | V. E. J. Collard C. Moore V. Nichols D. R. Ellard S. Patel H. Sandhu H. Parsons U. Sharma M. Underwood J. Madan N. K. Y. Tang |
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| description | Abstract Background Chronic pain and insomnia have a complex, bidirectional relationship – addressing sleep complaints alongside pain may be key to alleviating patient-reported distress and disability. Healthcare professionals have consistently reported wanting to offer psychologically informed chronic pain management at the primary care level. Research in secondary care has demonstrated good treatment efficacy of hybrid CBT for chronic pain and insomnia. However, primary care is typically the main point of treatment entry, hence may be better situated to offer treatments using a multidisciplinary approach. In this study, primary care service providers’ perception of feasibility for tackling pain-related insomnia in primary care was explored. Methods The data corpus originates from a feasibility trial exploring hybrid CBT for chronic pain and insomnia delivered in primary care. This formed three in-depth group interviews with primary care staff (n = 9) from different primary care centres from the same NHS locale. All interviews were conducted on-site using a semi-structured approach. Verbal data was recorded, transcribed verbatim and analysed using the thematic analysis process. Results Eight themes were identified – 1) Discrepant conceptualisations of the chronic pain-insomnia relationship and clinical application, 2) Mismatch between patients’ needs and available treatment offerings, 3) Awareness of psychological complexities, 4) Identified treatment gap for pain-related insomnia, 5) Lack of funding and existing infrastructure for new service development, 6) General shortage of psychological services for complex health conditions, 7) Multidisciplinary team provision with pain specialist input, and 8) Accessibility through primary care. These mapped onto four domains - Current understanding and practice, Perceived facilitators, Perceived barriers, Ideal scenarios for a new treatment service – which reflected the focus of our investigation. Taken together these provide key context for understanding challenges faced by health care professionals in considering and developing a new clinical service. Conclusions Primary care service providers from one locale advocate better, multidisciplinary treatment provision for chronic pain and insomnia. Findings suggest that situating this in primary care could be a feasible option, but this requires systemic support and specialist input as well as definitive trials for success. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b16fc0480687463d8104d9dc5c96c0842022-12-22T03:38:07ZengBMCBMC Family Practice1471-22962021-10-0122111310.1186/s12875-021-01552-3Challenges and visions for managing pain-related insomnia in primary care using the hybrid CBT approach: a small-scale qualitative interview study with GPs, nurses, and practice managersV. E. J. Collard0C. Moore1V. Nichols2D. R. Ellard3S. Patel4H. Sandhu5H. Parsons6U. Sharma7M. Underwood8J. Madan9N. K. Y. Tang10Department of Psychology, University of WarwickDepartment of Psychology, University of WarwickClinical Trials Unit, Warwick Medical School, University of WarwickClinical Trials Unit, Warwick Medical School, University of WarwickClinical Trials Unit, Warwick Medical School, University of WarwickClinical Trials Unit, Warwick Medical School, University of WarwickClinical Trials Unit, Warwick Medical School, University of WarwickUniversity/User Teaching and Research Action Partnership, University of WarwickClinical Trials Unit, Warwick Medical School, University of WarwickClinical Trials Unit, Warwick Medical School, University of WarwickDepartment of Psychology, University of WarwickAbstract Background Chronic pain and insomnia have a complex, bidirectional relationship – addressing sleep complaints alongside pain may be key to alleviating patient-reported distress and disability. Healthcare professionals have consistently reported wanting to offer psychologically informed chronic pain management at the primary care level. Research in secondary care has demonstrated good treatment efficacy of hybrid CBT for chronic pain and insomnia. However, primary care is typically the main point of treatment entry, hence may be better situated to offer treatments using a multidisciplinary approach. In this study, primary care service providers’ perception of feasibility for tackling pain-related insomnia in primary care was explored. Methods The data corpus originates from a feasibility trial exploring hybrid CBT for chronic pain and insomnia delivered in primary care. This formed three in-depth group interviews with primary care staff (n = 9) from different primary care centres from the same NHS locale. All interviews were conducted on-site using a semi-structured approach. Verbal data was recorded, transcribed verbatim and analysed using the thematic analysis process. Results Eight themes were identified – 1) Discrepant conceptualisations of the chronic pain-insomnia relationship and clinical application, 2) Mismatch between patients’ needs and available treatment offerings, 3) Awareness of psychological complexities, 4) Identified treatment gap for pain-related insomnia, 5) Lack of funding and existing infrastructure for new service development, 6) General shortage of psychological services for complex health conditions, 7) Multidisciplinary team provision with pain specialist input, and 8) Accessibility through primary care. These mapped onto four domains - Current understanding and practice, Perceived facilitators, Perceived barriers, Ideal scenarios for a new treatment service – which reflected the focus of our investigation. Taken together these provide key context for understanding challenges faced by health care professionals in considering and developing a new clinical service. Conclusions Primary care service providers from one locale advocate better, multidisciplinary treatment provision for chronic pain and insomnia. Findings suggest that situating this in primary care could be a feasible option, but this requires systemic support and specialist input as well as definitive trials for success.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-021-01552-3Chronic painInsomniaSleepCognitive behaviour(al)therapy (CBT)Psychological treatmentHybrid CBT |
| spellingShingle | V. E. J. Collard C. Moore V. Nichols D. R. Ellard S. Patel H. Sandhu H. Parsons U. Sharma M. Underwood J. Madan N. K. Y. Tang Challenges and visions for managing pain-related insomnia in primary care using the hybrid CBT approach: a small-scale qualitative interview study with GPs, nurses, and practice managers BMC Family Practice Chronic pain Insomnia Sleep Cognitive behaviour(al)therapy (CBT) Psychological treatment Hybrid CBT |
| title | Challenges and visions for managing pain-related insomnia in primary care using the hybrid CBT approach: a small-scale qualitative interview study with GPs, nurses, and practice managers |
| title_full | Challenges and visions for managing pain-related insomnia in primary care using the hybrid CBT approach: a small-scale qualitative interview study with GPs, nurses, and practice managers |
| title_fullStr | Challenges and visions for managing pain-related insomnia in primary care using the hybrid CBT approach: a small-scale qualitative interview study with GPs, nurses, and practice managers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Challenges and visions for managing pain-related insomnia in primary care using the hybrid CBT approach: a small-scale qualitative interview study with GPs, nurses, and practice managers |
| title_short | Challenges and visions for managing pain-related insomnia in primary care using the hybrid CBT approach: a small-scale qualitative interview study with GPs, nurses, and practice managers |
| title_sort | challenges and visions for managing pain related insomnia in primary care using the hybrid cbt approach a small scale qualitative interview study with gps nurses and practice managers |
| topic | Chronic pain Insomnia Sleep Cognitive behaviour(al)therapy (CBT) Psychological treatment Hybrid CBT |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-021-01552-3 |
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