Contextual issues
chronic pain, pain
CHRONIC PAIN
The main contextual issues were trying to live a life, often with multiple health problems and medications alongside managing multiple appointments, tests and operations. Day-to-day life is often a challenge dealing with their pain and the things they need to get done. Living with chronic pain can be challenging physically, mentally and emotionally. For some just the idea of starting to taper is ‘a step too far’ that they may be unwilling or unable to consider. This was seen in the participant interviews and the staff interviews especially with the three categories of change given previously in 