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| DOI | 10.1155/2019/8148652 | ||||
| Año | 2019 | ||||
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One of the main causes of chronic pain in older people is spine deformity, an abnormal curvature of the spine. The purpose of this study is to improve understanding of the experience of chronic pain produced by spinal deformity in older people and understand how cultural factors may affect this experience. A qualitative study was performed with 10 older people. Participants were encouraged to describe a typical day in their life, including the factors that affect their pain and how their quality of life had been affected since experiencing chronic pain. The semistructured interviews were transcribed and analyzed using open coding. Pain caused by spine deformity produces disability, affecting how older people perform their daily activities, causing them to adapt their households and physical positions to perform these tasks, albeit slowly or incompletely. Chronic pain also affects emotional states and social relationships because older people become unable to undertake physical activities that they performed in the past. The close relationship with adult children and friends, typical in Latin cultures, is a source of comfort and support. At a community level, adaptation of public services (such as public transportation) must be improved.
| Ord. | Autor | Género | Institución - País |
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| 1 | Rodriguez, Iyubanit | - |
UNIV COSTA RICA - Costa Rica
Universidad de Costa Rica - Costa Rica |
| 2 | Abarca, Esmeralda | Mujer |
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile - Chile
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| 3 | HERSKOVIC-MAIDA, VALERIA PAZ | Mujer |
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile - Chile
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| 4 | CAMPOS-DAZIANO, MAURICIO ANDRES | Hombre |
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile - Chile
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| CONICIT |
| CONICYT/FONDECYT (Chile) |
| MICIT Costa Rica Ph.D. scholarship grant, Universidad de Costa Rica |