Identifying the content and context of pain within paediatric rheumatology healthcare professional curricula in the UK: a summative content analysis
Abstract Background The curriculum for professionals working in paediatric rheumatology should include pain but it is unclear to what extent this currently occurs. The aim of this study was to identify pain-related curriculum content and the context in which pain is presented in educational and trai...
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| description | Abstract Background The curriculum for professionals working in paediatric rheumatology should include pain but it is unclear to what extent this currently occurs. The aim of this study was to identify pain-related curriculum content and the context in which pain is presented in educational and training documentation for healthcare professionals in this clinical speciality. Methods Core curricula documents from UK based professional organisations were identified in partnership with healthcare professionals. Documents were analysed using a summative content analysis approach. Key pain terms were quantified and weighted frequencies were used to explore narrative pain themes. Latent content was interpreted qualitatively to explore the context within which pain terms were positioned. Results Nine curriculum documents were identified and analysed from doctors, nurses, physiotherapists and occupational therapists specialising in paediatric rheumatology. Pain themes represented a mean percentage of 1.51% of text across all documents. Pain was rarely presented in the context of both inflammatory and non-inflammatory condition types despite being a common feature of each. Musculoskeletal pain was portrayed simply as a ‘somatic’ symptom, rather than as a complex phenomenon involving biological and psychosocial processes. Content around the assessment and management of pain was vague and inexplicit. Conclusion Current educational and training documentation in paediatric rheumatology do not include core pain topics. Curricula for these healthcare professionals would benefit from updates in contemporary pain theories and examples of in-context, evidence-based pain practices. This should be a priority starting point for optimising patient pain care in paediatric musculoskeletal healthcare. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fea0661b890540e786b508e558afae0a2022-12-21T18:34:00ZengBMCPediatric Rheumatology Online Journal1546-00962021-08-0119111110.1186/s12969-021-00614-1Identifying the content and context of pain within paediatric rheumatology healthcare professional curricula in the UK: a summative content analysisRebecca Rachael Lee0Janet E. McDonagh1Mark Connelly2Sarah Peters3Lis Cordingley4Centre for Epidemiology Versus Arthritis, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Division of Musculoskeletal and Dermatological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of ManchesterCentre for Epidemiology Versus Arthritis, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Division of Musculoskeletal and Dermatological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of ManchesterChildren’s Mercy Kansas CityManchester Centre for Health Psychology, Division of Psychology and Mental Health, University of ManchesterCentre for Epidemiology Versus Arthritis, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Division of Musculoskeletal and Dermatological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of ManchesterAbstract Background The curriculum for professionals working in paediatric rheumatology should include pain but it is unclear to what extent this currently occurs. The aim of this study was to identify pain-related curriculum content and the context in which pain is presented in educational and training documentation for healthcare professionals in this clinical speciality. Methods Core curricula documents from UK based professional organisations were identified in partnership with healthcare professionals. Documents were analysed using a summative content analysis approach. Key pain terms were quantified and weighted frequencies were used to explore narrative pain themes. Latent content was interpreted qualitatively to explore the context within which pain terms were positioned. Results Nine curriculum documents were identified and analysed from doctors, nurses, physiotherapists and occupational therapists specialising in paediatric rheumatology. Pain themes represented a mean percentage of 1.51% of text across all documents. Pain was rarely presented in the context of both inflammatory and non-inflammatory condition types despite being a common feature of each. Musculoskeletal pain was portrayed simply as a ‘somatic’ symptom, rather than as a complex phenomenon involving biological and psychosocial processes. Content around the assessment and management of pain was vague and inexplicit. Conclusion Current educational and training documentation in paediatric rheumatology do not include core pain topics. Curricula for these healthcare professionals would benefit from updates in contemporary pain theories and examples of in-context, evidence-based pain practices. This should be a priority starting point for optimising patient pain care in paediatric musculoskeletal healthcare.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12969-021-00614-1PainHealthcare professionalsPaediatric rheumatologyTrainingCurriculaCompetencies |
| spellingShingle | Rebecca Rachael Lee Janet E. McDonagh Mark Connelly Sarah Peters Lis Cordingley Identifying the content and context of pain within paediatric rheumatology healthcare professional curricula in the UK: a summative content analysis Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal Pain Healthcare professionals Paediatric rheumatology Training Curricula Competencies |
| title | Identifying the content and context of pain within paediatric rheumatology healthcare professional curricula in the UK: a summative content analysis |
| title_full | Identifying the content and context of pain within paediatric rheumatology healthcare professional curricula in the UK: a summative content analysis |
| title_fullStr | Identifying the content and context of pain within paediatric rheumatology healthcare professional curricula in the UK: a summative content analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Identifying the content and context of pain within paediatric rheumatology healthcare professional curricula in the UK: a summative content analysis |
| title_short | Identifying the content and context of pain within paediatric rheumatology healthcare professional curricula in the UK: a summative content analysis |
| title_sort | identifying the content and context of pain within paediatric rheumatology healthcare professional curricula in the uk a summative content analysis |
| topic | Pain Healthcare professionals Paediatric rheumatology Training Curricula Competencies |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12969-021-00614-1 |
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