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Study on chronic pain distress and coping strategies of the elderly in nursing home

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DOI: 10.23977/phpm.2024.040218 | Downloads: 18 | Views: 710

Author(s)

He Lifang 1, Liao Xi 1, Li Pan 1, Tuo Chi 1, Liu Jun 1, Liu Pinrong 1, Xiang Pan 1

Affiliation(s)

1 School of Nursing, Xiangnan University, Chenzhou, 423000, China

Corresponding Author

Li Pan

ABSTRACT

In this paper, we investigate the impact of chronic pain on the elderly in nursing homes and their coping strategies, analyze the factors influencing maladaptive pain responses, and provide references for nursing homes to manage chronic pain and improve the quality of life for the elderly residents. The convenience sampling method was used to investigate 122 elderly people with chronic pain from 6 nursing homes in Chenzhou by using a general information questionnaire, the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI), and the Coping Strategies Questionnaire-Revised (CSQ-R). Findings revealed that the most common sites of chronic pain were lower limbs (39.34%) , waist and back (32.79%) and neck (31.97%) , the most significant effects of chronic pain on daily life of the elderly were sleep (4.48 ± 2.55) , daily activities (4.41 ± 2.26) , daily work-housework (4.33 ± 2.22) and mood (4.03 ± 2.27) . The main coping styles of the elderly with chronic pain were "Distraction" (3.48±0.91) and "Coping self-statements" (3.38 ± 0.76). The passive coping styles of "Praying" (2.75 ± 0.87) and "Catastrophizing" (2.66 ± 0.85) were less. Marital status, present pain degree, and religion were the main influencing factors of passive coping strategies (p<0.05). The study concludes that the situation of chronic pain among the elderly in nursing home is concerning. The nursing home and its nursing staff should improve the level of cognition and management of chronic pain among the elderly, guide and support the elderly patients to adopt active coping strategies and conduct comprehensive intervention from multiple aspects of physiology, psychological, emotional, and spiritual support.

KEYWORDS

Nursing homes; Older people; Chronic pain; Coping strategies

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He Lifang, Liao Xi, Li Pan, Tuo Chi, Liu Jun, Liu Pinrong, Xiang Pan, Study on chronic pain distress and coping strategies of the elderly in nursing home. MEDS Public Health and Preventive Medicine (2024) Vol. 4: 131-138. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/phpm.2024.040218.

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