GPs' experience of managing chronic pain in a South Asian commun...

Courtesy Family Practice - current issue  Wed, 05/14/2008 - 19:00

Background. Chronic pain is one of the most common reasons for seeking primary care consultations. GPs' experience of managing patients with pain from a multicultural community has not previously been examined.

Objectives. We explored GPs' experiences of managing patients with chronic pain from a South Asian community in Leicester.

Methods. Qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted with GPs from practices in two primary care trusts within Leicester.

Eighteen GPs (11 males and 7 females) were interviewed...

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