Abuse In Women Suffering From Long-Term Musculoskeletal Pain

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is testable. The questions are not stated in a way that fosters a hidden agenda or alternative meanings. Further the authors point out that often times these patients are viewed as 'problematic' by their physicians. There may be some bias in the original hypothesis, as it seems the authors do go into the research with the opinion that abuse is occurring among women with UMSD.

Section 3: Method:

The authors conduct their study over the course of two years by interviewing 20 patients seeking consultation for UMSD. UMSD was selected as a disease with a potential underlying cause for abuse based on the assumption the authors make that the condition is one where no biomedical diagnosis can be determined that adequately explains symptoms. Women of different ages and with similar but not the same symptoms were interviewed.
The researchers approach makes sense and is grounded in theory which suggests that interviewing is a solid method for investigating potential ...

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