학술논문
Narrative medicine to highlight values of Italian pain therapists in a changing healthcare system
Document Type
Academic Journal
Author
Source
Pain Management. September 2014, Vol. 4 Issue 5, p351, 12 p.
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
1758-1869
Abstract
Author(s): Maria Giulia Marini [sup.[*]] [sup.aff1] , Luigi Reale [sup.aff1] , Antonietta Cappuccio [sup.aff1] , Marco Spizzichino [sup.aff2] , Pierangelo Zini [sup.aff3] , Francesco Amato [sup.aff4] , Sergio Mameli [sup.aff4] [...]
SUMMARY Until 2010 pain management in Italy was only partially covered and no structural and qualitative mapping had ever been realized. The VEDUTA project was designed to provide a tool to unite pain therapists in national cooperation. Quantitative questionnaires and narrative plots were sent to 350 Italian specialists; 184 therapists completed the first section and 87 also wrote their stories. Narratives were analyzed through transactional analysis and emotional intelligence. Overall, results show that a patient-centered approach is common in daily practice, but that bureaucracy is endangering quality of care. This cultural analysis, through both the application of quantitative assessment and narrative plots, provides a useful tool to improve those aspects of the system detrimental to the appropriate management of pain in Italy.
SUMMARY Until 2010 pain management in Italy was only partially covered and no structural and qualitative mapping had ever been realized. The VEDUTA project was designed to provide a tool to unite pain therapists in national cooperation. Quantitative questionnaires and narrative plots were sent to 350 Italian specialists; 184 therapists completed the first section and 87 also wrote their stories. Narratives were analyzed through transactional analysis and emotional intelligence. Overall, results show that a patient-centered approach is common in daily practice, but that bureaucracy is endangering quality of care. This cultural analysis, through both the application of quantitative assessment and narrative plots, provides a useful tool to improve those aspects of the system detrimental to the appropriate management of pain in Italy.