An exploration of the experience of pain among culturally diverse migrant communities.

ABSTRACT: Objective. To explore the ethnocultural influences on the chronic pain experience in three culturally and linguistically diverse communities in Australia. Methods. Six focus groups were conducted with 34 women and 7 men (ages 36-74 years) who self-identified as Mandaean, Assyrian or Vietnamese. A purposive sample of community-dwelling adults living with chronic pain (daily pain >3 months) was recruited from community organizations. Participants were asked broadly about the meanings of chronic pain, acceptance, ethnocultural community expectations and approaches to pain management. A standardized interview collected sociodemographic and symptom data for descriptive purposes. Results. Inductive thematic analysis yielded a multidimensional web of themes interrelated with

SUBMITTER: Brady B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6649908 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature