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Revista Salud Uninorte
versión impresa ISSN 0120-5552versión On-line ISSN 2011-7531
Resumen
ALVARADO GARCIA, Alejandra María y SALAZAR MAYA, Ángela María. Learning to live with chronic pain in old age. Salud, Barranquilla [online]. 2018, vol.34, n.2, pp.349-362. ISSN 0120-5552. https://doi.org/10.14482/sun.34.2.612.8.
Objective:
To understand meanings and process that the older adult travels through living with benign chronic pain in aging.
Method:
In-depth interviews to 25 elderly patients with benign chronic pain, for the analysis of the data was used the grounded theory, with theoretical sampling until reaching theoretical saturation.
Findings:
Four categories emerged: 1) Feeling the body hurt, 2) Understanding limitations, 3) Overcoming pain, and 4) Living with pain. The central category: "Learning to live with pain: from incomprehension to adaptation". Also, a common process was identified: 1) Discovery of pain, 2) Experiencing a life of pain, 3) Adapting to a life of change, and 4) Reflection on experience. The meanings and stages of the process comprise the coping strategies used by older adults to cope with their painful situations.
Conclusions:
This study proposes a creative and meaningful conceptualization "Learning to live with chronic pain in old age: from incomprehension to adaptation". The synthesis of process and meanings specifically capture experience and increase the utility of theory in practice.
Palabras clave : Chronic Pain; Geriatrics; Nursing Theory; Grounded Theory (Bireme DeCS).