Chronic Illness and Suffering: A Literature Review

Authors

  • Amparo Astrid Montalvo-Prieto Author Universidad de Cartagena
  • Boris Cabrera-Nanclares Author Universidad de Cartagena
  • Sandra Quiñones-Arrieta Author Universidad de Cartagena

Keywords:

Chronic Disease, Pain, Pain Management. (Source, DeCs, Bireme).

Abstract

A literature review was conducted for an insight into the progress nursing has made with respect to the care of chronically ill patients, their families and their suffering, as well as the instruments proposed to measure it. The review was based on several descriptors; namely, suffering, instruments, chronically ill, nursing (limited to the chronically ill person who is suffering), and the scale used to evaluate it. The SciELO, NursingConsult, Redalyc, Dialnet, and EBSCOhost databases were searched, and a total of 116 articles were reviewed. Out of that group, 40 articles dealing with chronicity and its emotional impact on persons, suffering, nursing care and the instruments used to measure it were selected. The results of the search show the limited amount of research nursing has done on this topic, although they do underscore how important it is for the discipline to understand the suffering of patients in a chronic condition, so as to provide comprehensive care for the person as a whole, with dignified and humanized treatment, and to reinforce, through research, the care given to patients with physical and emotional suffering.

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Author Biographies

Amparo Astrid Montalvo-Prieto, Universidad de Cartagena

Enfermera, docente Facultad de Enfermería de la Universidad de Cartagena.

Boris Cabrera-Nanclares, Universidad de Cartagena

Estudiantes Semillero de Investigación, Grupo Cuidado a las Personas. Universidad de Cartagena, Colombia.

Sandra Quiñones-Arrieta, Universidad de Cartagena

Estudiantes Semillero de Investigación, Grupo Cuidado a las Personas. Universidad de Cartagena, Colombia.

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Published

2012-07-09

How to Cite

Montalvo-Prieto, A. A., Cabrera-Nanclares, B., & Quiñones-Arrieta, S. (2012). Chronic Illness and Suffering: A Literature Review. Aquichan, 12(2). Retrieved from https://aquichan.unisabana.edu.co/index.php/aquichan/article/view/2120

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 2 (2012)

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