Major themes and subthemes
| Major theme | Living with chronic pain is disruptive on multiple dimensions |
| Subthemes | CPPs report a wide range of emotional responses associated with their pain experience |
| Unmanaged chronic pain disrupts the relationships CPPs have with others | |
| CPPs experience ongoing challenges to their QOL | |
| POs can help with daily functioning but their effect is not persistent or long-lasting and have negative side effects |