A letter to my younger self: using a novel written data collection method to understand the experiences of athletes in Chronic Pain

IF 8 2区 医学 Q1 HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM
Melissa C. Day, J. Hine, R. Wadey, Francesca Cavallerio
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ABSTRACT This study seeks to extend the variety of written methods used in sport and exercise research by outlining the use of a novel written technique for data collection: ‘a letter to my younger self’. The use of solicited letter writing has long been endorsed as a valuable technique as part of the therapeutic process, but has yet to be considered as a method of collecting qualitative data. In this study, 21 participants who had experienced chronic pain while playing sport were invited to write a letter back to their younger self. A dialogical narrative analysis was used to analyse the written letters and our results are presented in two forms. First, a ‘collective letter’, written using amalgamated participant quotations. Second, an accompanying commentary which illustrates the characterisations, structure, and narrative themes that were evident in the data collected. Our findings extend existing knowledge of chronic pain in sport, contrasting previous literature that has presented degenerative stories. Further, we also illuminate the danger of the performance narrative in privileging personal agency and the risks this poses to receiving support during chronic pain. We conclude by challenging researchers to consider the importance that should be attributed to hindsight and the value of re-describing experiences with wisdom and knowledge of the significance of the past.
给年轻时的自己的一封信:用一种新颖的书面数据收集方法来了解慢性疼痛运动员的经历
摘要本研究旨在通过概述一种新颖的数据收集书面技术的使用,扩展体育和锻炼研究中使用的各种书面方法:“给年轻的自己的一封信”。长期以来,作为治疗过程的一部分,征求信写作的使用一直被认为是一种有价值的技术,但尚未被视为一种收集定性数据的方法。在这项研究中,21名在运动中经历过慢性疼痛的参与者被邀请给年轻的自己写一封信。采用对话叙事分析法对书面信件进行分析,我们的研究结果分为两种形式。首先,一封“集体信”,使用合并的参与者语录撰写。其次,随附的评论说明了所收集数据中明显的特征、结构和叙事主题。我们的研究结果扩展了现有的运动中慢性疼痛的知识,与之前提出退行性疾病的文献进行了对比。此外,我们还阐明了表现叙事在赋予个人代理权方面的危险,以及在慢性疼痛期间接受支持所带来的风险。最后,我们要求研究人员考虑事后诸葛亮的重要性,以及用智慧和对过去意义的认识重新描述经历的价值。
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