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Table 4 Anchor Example – Evaluating the need to discuss spiritual issues

From: Comparing perspectives: patients’ and health care professionals’ views on spiritual concerns and needs in chronic pain care - a qualitative study

 

Anchor example

CPP

Because of what... he is also only a human being, he has an education in things you can see, you can measure, and we don’t have that. And that is why the topic of spirituality and existence is EVEN more important! Because only if we understand ourselves and also the doctor understands that he cannot help us in the traditional sense. Because the rage you feel towards the doctors makes us sick, too. And we can’t solve that anyway. The doctors can’t learn anything more in these medical schools than they already do. And our problems may be understood in a hundred years - maybe not, but I think we also need some help to do that... that is a big part for me - the acceptance that nobody can help me makes me hurt the most - emotionally. Because I know I’m relying on myself, actually. And that makes fear and there it would be nice the fear, could be addressed, just at the beginning, when you arrive, not ah why are they crying, what is going on? Yes hello I’m in a hospital, I didn’t expect to end up in a hospital at thirty-two. Can you please have a little empathy? And ask me: What is important now so that I feel comfortable there? That I’m off to a good start. And don’t treat it like number 214. This would be important. (1.1_CPP | 00:41:15)

HCP

They come to us with expectations: either they are now in the right place, where they can now be provided with technical or medical … medically or in any other form of support. They do not come to us in the expectation: now with us... to discuss spiritual things with us... Because they’re being referred by the spec... well, they are referred to us by specialists for pain and pain management. And I believe the expectation which they have of us, that’s not on a spiritual level. (4.2_HCP | 00:12:59)