Pain in low-income older women with disabilities: a qualitative descriptive study

Janiece L. Taylor; Brittany F. Drazich; Laken Roberts; Safiyyah Okoye; Emerald Jenkins; Jennifer Wenzel; Rebecca Wright; Mary Catherine Beach; Sarah L. Szanton

doi:10.1080/08952841.2020.1763895

Pain in low-income older women with disabilities: a qualitative descriptive study

Janiece L. Taylor, Brittany F. Drazich, Laken Roberts, Safiyyah Okoye, Emerald Jenkins, Jennifer Wenzel, Rebecca Wright, Mary Catherine Beach, Sarah L. Szanton

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	402-423
Number of pages	22
Journal	Journal of Women and Aging
Volume	32
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/08952841.2020.1763895
State	Published - Jul 3 2020

Keywords

Aging
communication
pain
qualitative descriptive

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Gender Studies
Geriatrics and Gerontology

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