Pain in low-income older women with disabilities: a qualitative descriptive study
Janiece L Taylor, Brittany F Drazich, Laken Roberts, Safiyyah Okoye, Emerald Rivers, Jennifer Wenzel, Rebecca Wright, Mary Catherine Beach, Sarah L Szanton, Janiece L Taylor, Brittany F Drazich, Laken Roberts, Safiyyah Okoye, Emerald Rivers, Jennifer Wenzel, Rebecca Wright, Mary Catherine Beach, Sarah L Szanton
Abstract
The purpose of this qualitative study was to identify how low-income older women with disabilities perceive pain, pain management, and communication with healthcare providers. We interviewed 26 low-income women (average age 75 years; SD 7.0), eliciting the following overarching themes: "Invisibility of Pain: Unnoticed or Undetected," "Escalating Pain Leads to Help Seeking," "Communication with Healthcare Providers and Outcomes," "Pain Management Facilitates Function and Accomplishment," and "The Intersection of Pain, Disability, and Depressive Symptoms." Study findings support the ways in which behavior changes from pain can impede pain management.
Keywords: Aging; communication; pain; qualitative descriptive.
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Declaration of Interest
The authors identify no conflicts of interest. No competing financial interests exist.
Disclosure statement
The last author, SLS, reported being inventors of the CAPABLE training program, for which the Johns Hopkins University is entitled to fees. This arrangement has been reviewed and approved by the Johns Hopkins University in accordance with its conflict of interest policies.
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Source: PubMed