Abstract
Background Aim
Considering the importance of pain acceptance in adjusting to chronic pain among diabetic
patients, this study was conducted to determine the relationship between the empowerment
scale and the level of chronic pain acceptance among the elderly with diabetes and
the resulting limitations.
Method
This is a descriptive-analytical study on 250 older patients (65 years and older)
with diabetes. The samples were selected through random convenience sampling, performed
during 2019 to 2020 in the health centers of Ahvaz, Iran. The data were collected
using the demographic information checklist and standard questionnaires including
chronic pain acceptance questionnaire (CPAQ), the scale of chronic pain-related limitations,
and the diabetes empowerment scale-short form (DES-SF). The data were analyzed using
SPSS V24.
Results
The majority of the samples were male (56%) and the mean age of the participants was
70.96 ± 8.95 years. The results showed that the mean and standard deviation were reported
to be 20.04 ± 4.63 for pain acceptance, 46.16 ± 10.85 for chronic pain-related limitations,
and 27.24 ± 9.65 for the empowerment scale. According to regression coefficients,
the mean score of empowerments of patients with diabetes has no significant relationship
with pain acceptance (p = .199, b = -0.327) and pain-related limitations (p = .925, b = 0.004).
Conclusions
Based on the results of this study, the level of empowerment, pain acceptance, and
pain-related limitations in the older patients with diabetes was moderate and there
was no significant relationship between them. Identifying vulnerable groups in the
field of chronic pain and preventive, educational and therapeutic interventions will
help increase patients’ self-care capacity and reduce the limitations and the disability
caused by pain.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: January 03, 2023
Accepted:
December 11,
2022
Received in revised form:
October 23,
2022
Received:
May 26,
2022
Publication stage
In Press Corrected ProofIdentification
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