Chronic pain in the elderly: experience and therapeutic itinerary experienced in primary health care in the cities of Botucatu/SP (Brazil) and Sevilla (Spain)

• Grant number: 14/09259-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research
• Start date: October 01, 2014
• End date: September 30, 2015
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Nursing - Public Health Nursing
• Principal Investigator: Regina Célia Popim
• Grantee: Regina Célia Popim
• Host Investigator: Eugenia Gil Garcia
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Medicina (FMB). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Botucatu. Botucatu , SP, Brazil
• Institution abroad: Universidad de Sevilla (US), Spain

Abstract

This is a qualitative study with a phenomenological approach of Alfred Schütz. It is proposed to understand the experience of patients with chronic pain in the community and know the therapeutic way used in the health service in the cities of Sevilla (Spain) and Botucatu/SP (Brazil). Elderly patients will be interviewed in both cities, which they will answer questions about what is chronic pain on him/herself and how they describe their pain problem. The aim of this study is to describe the experience of chronic pain and compare the trajectory of the research participants until they solve their problem in both countries. The analysis will allow describing and understanding the experience of the people with chronic pain, and what therapeutic approach used to solving their problem. It is also important to know the different experiences of the elderly people with chronic pain, the impact on their daily life and their integration into the health system. Therefore the best knowledge of the management of this disease in Brazil and Spain will surely bring great contribution to the team in the best of health care for the elderly with chronic pain. (AU)