EMPOWERING WOMEN WITH CHRONIC PAIN TO MANAGE THEIR FEELINGS THROUGH ACUPUNCTURE AND SELF CARE

Authors

  • Solange Wink
  • Maria do Horto Fontoura Cartana

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v14i3.16162

Keywords:

Dor, Acupuntura, Autocuidado, Mulheres, Pain, Acupuncture, Self care, Women, Dolor, Mujeres

Abstract

The aim of the present research was to arouse the self-care energy in clients presenting chronic pain,
through experiences lived in a caring process developed individually and in groups. The theoretical-methodological
framework was based on Orem, Neves and on the Traditional Chinese Medicine. This work involved the treatment of five
women presenting chronic pain for more than one year. The research’s data consisted of verbal expressions that were
produced in the individual and group living meetings and in the registers in the Diaries. Data analysis aimed to identify the
intensity of the pain and to describe qualitatively the expressed feelings and the cognitive structure referring to health,
which is an indicator of the client’s self-care energy. Four participants referred decreased pain intensity, expressed through
the visual numeric scale, between the first and the last meetings.

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Wink, S., & Cartana, M. do H. F. (2009). EMPOWERING WOMEN WITH CHRONIC PAIN TO MANAGE THEIR FEELINGS THROUGH ACUPUNCTURE AND SELF CARE. Cogitare Enfermagem, 14(3). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v14i3.16162

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 3 (2009)

Section

Research

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