title: Doctors' insights into the patient perspective: a qualitative study in the field of chronic pain.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To strengthen the conceptualization of the patient perspective by identifying aspects that, from doctors' point of view, are important to address during a consultation to build a partnership with patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  Semistructured interviews were conducted with 17 doctors who are experts in the field of chronic pain in Italy. The recordings of the interviews were transcribed verbatim and interpreted using thematic analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The participants agreed about the importance of doctors addressing aspects of the patient perspective that can lead to a difference of opinion with patients, namely, patients' views about their health condition (i.e., what they think they have and why and the perceived impact of the health condition on their life) and about treatments (i.e., what they have tried or have heard about and their expectations).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Identifying patients' standpoints on their health condition and treatments offers an opportunity for critical discussion of differences of opinions and promotes communication exchange and agreement about the appropriate course of action.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Sciences and Health Policy, University of Lucerne and Swiss Paraplegic Research, Frohburgstrasse 3, 6002 Lucerne, Switzerland ; Swiss Paraplegic Research, Guido Zäch Institute, Guido Zäch Strasse 4, 6207 Nottwil, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-3863-061X
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zanini
authors.affiliation: Rheumatology Unit, L. Sacco University Hospital, Via G.B. Grassi 74, 20157 Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Piercarlo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sarzi-Puttini
authors.affiliation: Rheumatology Unit, L. Sacco University Hospital, Via G.B. Grassi 74, 20157 Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Fabiola
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Atzeni
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Policlinico Umberto I, Sapienza University of Rome, Via del Policlinico 155, 00161 Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Manuela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Di Franco
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Sciences and Health Policy, University of Lucerne and Swiss Paraplegic Research, Frohburgstrasse 3, 6002 Lucerne, Switzerland ; Swiss Paraplegic Research, Guido Zäch Institute, Guido Zäch Strasse 4, 6207 Nottwil, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Sara
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-1086-8914
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rubinelli
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010361:Patients / Q000523:psychology*; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology*