Women’s Lived Experiences of Chronic Pain: Faces of Gendered Suffering

Arman, Maria; Gebhardt, Anja; Nordberg, Johanna Hök; Andermo, Susanne

doi:10.1177/1049732319888478

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“…Health seeking behavior varies depending on an individual's context and how a problem is perceived. Women's complaint of unacknowledged cancer pain and feelings of abandonment by the health care system and family might be due to lack of resources (Arman et al, 2020). This suggests the HCP has a role in assisting individuals to articulate their needs honestly so they may be supported.…”

Section: Phase 7: Expressing the Synthesismentioning

confidence: 99%

Exploring Cancer Pain Self-Management Needs and Preferences: A Meta-Ethnography

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Self-management of chronic disease and related symptoms provides a framework for understanding the contextual factors that influence self-management knowledge and skills that patients and families require to manage their condition on a day-to-day basis. The management of cancer pain is a significant issue for patients and families, and their experience can provide insight on cancer pain self-management support needs and preferences. A meta-synthesis of 20 qualitative research articles on self-management of cancer pain was conducted to gain a deeper understanding of the self-management support needs of patients with cancer pain. Noblit and Hare’s meta-ethnographic model was used. The meta-synthesis resulted in increased understanding of the needs and preferences for self-management support of cancer pain and the role of the health care practitioner. Practical implications are presented.

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Section: Phase 7: Expressing the Synthesismentioning

confidence: 99%

Exploring Cancer Pain Self-Management Needs and Preferences: A Meta-Ethnography

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“…In addition, HHs felt that of all health professionals, only their family doctor/nurse listened to them, a perception also described in the qualitative study by Arman et al (2020) [53]. According to the occupational health specialist, this feeling might respond to psychosocial aspects underpinning the health conditions of many HHs, which could partly explain why expectations were not met by the health services as a whole; as expressed by Arman et al, (2020; 777): "the combination of physical and mental health issues becomes a challenge in women's encounters with the health system" [53].…”

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Hotel Housekeepers and Occupational Health: Experiences and Perceived Risks

Chela-Alvarez

Bulilete

Garcia-Illan

et al. 2022

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Background: Hotel housekeepers are the second most important occupational group within tourism hotel sector; various health problems related to their job have been described, above all musculoskeletal disorders. The objective of this study is to understand the experiences and perceptions of hotel housekeepers and key informants from the Balearic Islands (Spain) regarding occupational health conditions, the strategies employed to mitigate them and the social context in which they occur. Methods: A qualitative study with a phenomenological approach was carried out. Six focus groups with hotel housekeepers and 10 semi-structured interviews with key informants were conducted. Next, we carried out a content analysis. Results: Hotel housekeepers reported musculoskeletal disorders, anxiety and stress as main occupational health problems; health professionals underscored the physical problems. Hotel housekeepers perceived that their work (characterized by being physically demanding and with repetitive movements) caused their health conditions. To solve health issues, they used medication, mostly anti-inflammatory agents and painkillers and, to a lesser extent, sedatives and anxiolytics, which allowed them to continue working; health public services, which they generally rated as satisfactory; personal protective equipment; ergonomics (with difficulties due to high work pace and hotel facilities) and physical activity. Two contrasting attitudes were identified regarding sick leave: HHs who refused to accept a doctor-prescribed sick leave (due to fear of being fired, sense of responsibility, downplaying their pain...), and those who accepted it (because they could not continue working, they prioritised health before work). Conclusion: Our results might contribute to plan improvement strategies to address health problems among hotel housekeepers, to improve the attention received in primary care settings as well as their working condition.

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“…For example, people living with pain report worrying about their future and a loss of their sense of self, identity, roles, or control. 3,11,24,37,60,64,87,88 Although there is evidence for suffering as a selfreflective process, we must ask: is this the only mode of suffering? This is a key challenge our field of pain has not addressed despite clinicians 49 and parents 79 believing that infants can suffer, and a growing number of authors 27,28,32,36,77,85 questioning the requirement for reflection as it denies suffering to both humans and non-human animals that have more limited capacity to self-reflect.…”

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What is Pain-Related Suffering? Conceptual Critiques, Key Attributes, and Outstanding Questions

Stilwell

Hudon

Meldrum³

et al. 2022

The Journal of Pain

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Suffering holds a central place within pain research, theory, and practice. However, the construct of pain-related suffering has yet to be operationalized by the International Association for the Study of Pain and is largely underdeveloped. Eric Cassell's seminal work on suffering serves as a conceptual anchor for the limited pain research that specifically addresses this construct. Yet, important critiques of Cassell's work have not been integrated within the pain literature. This Focus Article aims to take a preliminary step towards an updated operationalization of pain-related suffering by 1) presenting key attributes of pain-related suffering derived from a synthesis of the literature and 2) highlighting key challenges associated with Cassell's conceptualization of suffering. We present 4 key attributes: 1) pain and suffering are inter-related, but distinct experiences, 2) suffering is a subjective experience, 3) the experience of suffering is characterized by a negative affective valence, and 4) disruption to one's sense of self is an integral part of suffering. A key outstanding challenge is that suffering is commonly viewed as a self-reflective and future-oriented process, which fails to validate many forms of suffering and marginalizes certain populations. Future research addressing different modes of suffering − with and without self-reflection − are discussed. Perspective This article offers a preliminary step toward operationalizing the construct of pain-related suffering and proposes priorities for future research. A robust operationalization of this construct is essential to developing clinical strategies that aim to better recognize and alleviate suffering among people living with pain.

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Women’s Lived Experiences of Chronic Pain: Faces of Gendered Suffering

Cited by 21 publications

References 46 publications

Exploring Cancer Pain Self-Management Needs and Preferences: A Meta-Ethnography

Exploring Cancer Pain Self-Management Needs and Preferences: A Meta-Ethnography

Hotel Housekeepers and Occupational Health: Experiences and Perceived Risks

What is Pain-Related Suffering? Conceptual Critiques, Key Attributes, and Outstanding Questions

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