Positive aspects of self-care | Activation of patients (something that the patient can do for himself) |
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Individuality of self-care: | |
-desire to control the pain | |
-healthy natural methods | |
-integrated actions | |
-psychological effect | |
Easier to tolerate the pain | |
Need for pain self-care | Something should be done if the doctor is not visited |
Awkward and long-lasting pain | |
Pain alleviating | |
Improving functionality and quality of life | |
Better effect of alternative and medicine combination | |
Too much medication from conventional medicine | |
Conventional methods exhausted | |
Disappointment with conventional medicine | |
Social aspects of self-care | Information about self-care |
Tradition | |
Experiences from others, sharing of experience | |
Support from the environment |