Pain Management and Life Satisfaction In Elderly Individuals: A Single Centred Study

Authors : Zülfünaz ÖZER, Gülcan BAHÇECİOĞLU TURAN, Gülden ATAN

Pages : 405-411

Doi:10.33808/clinexphealthsci.733524

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Publication Date : 2021-09-27

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Objective: This study was conducted to find out the pain management status and life satisfaction of elderly individuals living in a nursing home and to determine the relationship between these. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in a nursing home in Turkey in November 2019. The data were collected by the researchers with face-to-face interview technique by using “Personal Information Form”, “Geriatric Pain Measure insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(GPM);”, “Pain Management Inventory insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(PMI);” and “Life Satisfaction Scale insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(LSS);”. Results: GPM total score was 48.95±11.24, and average LSS was 14.37±6.85. There is a positive statistically significant association between GPM and PMI insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(r=0.385; p<0.01);, while there is a negative statistically significant association between GPM and LSS insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(r=-0.369; p<0.01);. There is a negative statistically significant association between PMI and LSS insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(r=-0.344; p<0.01);. Conclusion: It was found that elderly individuals had moderate level of pain and poor life satisfaction. It was found that as level of pain increased, elderly individuals’ life satisfaction decreased.
Keywords : Pain, Life Satisfaction, Elderly Nursing Home

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