ABstrAct:The aim in this study was to assess the pain resulting from leg ulcers during dressing change and to identify the most painful procedures in the opinion of SUS patients. Cross-sectional study with the participation of 76 patients with leg ulcers, 69.8% being male with an average age of 57.8 (sd=13.2) who were admitted at Primary Health Care Units and at the Outpatient Care Centre of Goiania Hospital das Clínicas, in the state of Goias, Brazil. For the assessment of pain, a Numerical Rating Scale (1-10) and the McGill Pain Questionnaire were used. The occurrence of pain during dressing change was 76.3%, with a moderate intensity (Mean=5, Q1=3, Q3+8, Min=1, Max=10). The degree of pain was described as tiring (63.2%) and throbbing (55.3%). The most painful procedures in the opinion of the participants included cleaning the wound and removing the previous dressing. The pain during dressing change for leg ulcers was frequent and increased during wound cleaning and removal of previous dressing.

Objective: To analyze the factors associated with quality of life of the older adults with chronic pain. Method: Cross-sectional study conducted with 239 older adults in outpatient care in the state of Goiás, Brazil. The World Health Organization Quality of Life–Old (WHOQOL-OLD) instrument contains six domains and was applied to assess quality of life. Simple and multiple linear regressions were used in the statistical analysis. Results: The factors associated with Sensory Abilities were age (β = - 0.52), time spent together (β = - 14.35; - 17.86; - 15.57), and pain intensity (β = - 1, 70). Autonomy was associated with depression (β = - 5.99) and chest pain (β = - 6.17). Social participation related to schooling (β = - 0.64), diabetes mellitus (β = - 8.15), depression (β = - 14.53), pain intensity (β = - 1.43), and lower limb pain (β = - 5.94). Past, present and future activities related to depression (β = - 6.94). Death and dying related to hypertension (β = - 8.40), while Intimacy to depression (β = - 5.99) and headache/face pain (β = - 3.19). Conclusion: The time experiencing chronic pain and the location of this experience, as well as depression, diabetes and systemic arterial hypertension were factors that had greater influence on the older adult’s Quality of Life domains.

O estudo teve como objetivo estimar a prevalência de depressão e investigar a relação entre depressão e diferentes intensidades de dor crônica em idosos. Os participantes (n=303) foram entrevistados em salas de espera de ambulatórios de especialidades em Goiânia/GO. O CES-D e o BPI foram utilizados para avaliar depressão e intensidade de dor, respectivamente. ANOVA e Dunnet auxiliaram na análise estatística. A prevalência de depressão foi de (66,0%) (CI95%:60,7-71,3); a diferença entre os escores médios de depressão e a intensidade elevada de dor foi significativa (p<0,001). A prevalência de depressão é elevada e parece influenciada pela intensidade da experiência dolorosa.

The aim of the current study was to investigate chronic pain coping strategies of older adults and the differences between sexes according to the intensity of pain. A cross-sectional study was performed in specialty clinics in midwestern Brazil. Participants comprised 276 older adults with chronic pain. The Brief Pain Inventory and Chronic Pain Coping Inventory–Brazilian version were used to assess self-reported pain intensity and pain coping strategies. Mann-Whitney U, Kruskal-Wallis, and Dunn tests were used for intergroup comparisons. The task persistence and coping self-statements subscales were the most used coping strategies. The strategies of exercise/stretching and task persistence were used differently between males and females. Males showed significant differences in asking for assistance, task persistence, and guarding subscales when pain intensity was taken into account, whereas females showed differences in the guarding and resting subscales. Adaptive coping was the most used coping strategy; however, some non-adaptive subscales were significant in both sexes when compared with levels of chronic pain intensity. [ Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 47 (10), 30–36.]

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