The Process of Elderly Post Herpetic Neuralgia People for Living Life with Chronic Pain

• Project/Area Number: 20592663
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Community health/Gerontological nurisng
• Research Institution: Sapporo City University
• Principal Investigator: SHINDO Yukari Sapporo City University, 看護学部, 助教 (70433141)
• Project Period (FY): 2008 – 2010
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2010)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000); Fiscal Year 2010: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000); Fiscal Year 2009: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000); Fiscal Year 2008: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
• Keywords: 看護学 / 帯状疱疹後神経痛 / 慢性疼痛 / 高齢者 / 痛み

Research Abstract

The purpose of this study was to provide a narrative of the daily life of elderly patients aged 65 years and over living at home with post herpetic neuralgia. It identified what big changes and problems persistent pain cased in their daily lives.
The participants were 9 outpatients, who had post herpetic neuralgia. The date were collected by semi-structured interviews, and analyzed using the constant comparative method. Eight common themes were identified which related to the elder lie's life with chronic pain.