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

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-methodologicalframework was based on Orem, Neves and on the Traditional Chinese Medicine. This work involved the treatment of fivewomen presenting chronic pain for more than one year. The research’s data consisted of verbal expressions that wereproduced in the individual and group living meetings and in the registers in the Diaries. Data analysis aimed to identify theintensity 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 throughthe visual numeric scale, between the first and the last meetings.

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