Culture, Ageing and the Construction of Pain
In this paper, the authors seek to discuss some of the complexities involved in cross-cultural working in relation to the communication and management of pain in older people. Specifically, the paper addresses the culture construction of ageing and how pain is often constructed as a natural part of...
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| description | In this paper, the authors seek to discuss some of the complexities involved in cross-cultural working in relation to the communication and management of pain in older people. Specifically, the paper addresses the culture construction of ageing and how pain is often constructed as a natural part of ageing. The authors also suggest that with the rise of the ideology of active-ageing, many older people who are disabled or living in chronic pain, may feel a moral imperative to hide pain and ill-health. The discussion extends into looking at the impact of culture and the communication of pain, including specific idioms of distress, somaticize and the lay-management of pain through stoicism. The literature utilised in this paper was based on a thematic review, exploring the cultural dimensions of health, illness and pain in old age. The review also drew on the authors’ previous publications, as well as their extensive community research experience working with ethnic minority communities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-371f5cfa8c624f99977bb05bc5e4a6f82022-12-21T19:50:17ZengMDPI AGGeriatrics2308-34172018-07-01334010.3390/geriatrics3030040geriatrics3030040Culture, Ageing and the Construction of PainPauline Lane0David Smith1Faculty of Health Social Care and Education, Anglia Ruskin University, Bishop Hall Lane, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 1SQ, UKFaculty of Health Social Care and Education, Anglia Ruskin University, Bishop Hall Lane, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 1SQ, UKIn this paper, the authors seek to discuss some of the complexities involved in cross-cultural working in relation to the communication and management of pain in older people. Specifically, the paper addresses the culture construction of ageing and how pain is often constructed as a natural part of ageing. The authors also suggest that with the rise of the ideology of active-ageing, many older people who are disabled or living in chronic pain, may feel a moral imperative to hide pain and ill-health. The discussion extends into looking at the impact of culture and the communication of pain, including specific idioms of distress, somaticize and the lay-management of pain through stoicism. The literature utilised in this paper was based on a thematic review, exploring the cultural dimensions of health, illness and pain in old age. The review also drew on the authors’ previous publications, as well as their extensive community research experience working with ethnic minority communities.http://www.mdpi.com/2308-3417/3/3/40cultureageingpainidioms of distresssomatisationcultural concepts of distressstoicism |
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| title | Culture, Ageing and the Construction of Pain |
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| title_short | Culture, Ageing and the Construction of Pain |
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