Abstract
This paper presents a critical appraisal of the potential of family resilience as a new model of care for chronic pain. For nurses, this model offers new strategies for working with families where a member experiences chronic pain.Chronic pain is characterised by one or more of the following: pain that lasts more than six months, from a non-life-threatening cause; and/or which is not responsive to available treatment.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3-10 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Collegian |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2011 |
| Externally published | Yes |