Women's Lived Experiences of Chronic Pain: Faces of Gendered Suffering.
Qual Health Res
; 30(5): 772-782, 2020 04.
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| ID: mdl-31752601
ABSTRACT
Women are overrepresented in pain rehabilitation. They seem to be more exposed to comorbidity between mental illness and diseases of the musculoskeletal system than men, implying that besides biopsychosocial factors, gender relations and cultural context should be considered. The aim of the study is to understand the lived experience of women with chronic pain from a caring science and gender perspective. Gadamerian philosophical hermeneutics has been used to analyze interviews from 21 women living with chronic pain in Sweden. The hermeneutical process revealed intertwined experiences of overperformance, loneliness, pain, and exhaustion. Women's experience of an overwhelming life situation and the significance of mutual dependency seem to be central to health and suffering in women with chronic pain. We suggest, contemporary health care to acknowledge women's health and suffering in relation to their life situation and prevailing gender roles.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Dolor Crónico
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Trastornos Mentales
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
País como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Año:
2020
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Article