Exploring Pain Management Among Asian Immigrants with Chronic Pain: Self-Management and Resilience

Asians immigrants (AIs) are one of the fastest growing racial groups in many countries globally. Despite pain prevalence, studies on chronic pain management among AIs is limited in the literature. An integrative review was conducted exploring the current state of science on chronic pain management a...

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Published in:Journal of immigrant and minority health 2019-10, Vol.21 (5), p.1123-1136
Main Authors: Kawi, Jennifer, Reyes, Andrew Thomas, Arenas, Rogelio A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptive behavior
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Asian Continental Ancestry Group
Asian cultural groups
Chronic pain
Chronic Pain - therapy
Comparative Law
Cross-sectional studies
Demographic change
Emigrants and Immigrants
Health care
Health care industry
Health services
Humans
Immigrants
International & Foreign Law
Literature reviews
Management
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Noncitizens
Pain
Pain management
Pain Management - methods
Private International Law
Public Health
Racial groups
Resilience
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Self-Management
Selfmanagement
Severity
Sociology
Treatment methods
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Summary:Asians immigrants (AIs) are one of the fastest growing racial groups in many countries globally. Despite pain prevalence, studies on chronic pain management among AIs is limited in the literature. An integrative review was conducted exploring the current state of science on chronic pain management among AIs. Several databases were used to identify related articles and 15 studies met the inclusion criteria. Two major themes emerged: (a) self-management, pertaining to how AIs take responsibility for their pain, and (b) resilience, their adaptive behaviors indicating low levels of pain-related dysfunction and burden despite chronic pain severity. Resilience plays a significant role in the mechanism by which self-management works in pain among AIs. Chronic pain management is a complex process where challenges to effective treatments exist. Findings have significant implications to healthcare providers and the general pain population. Future research directions include the necessity for increased participation of AIs in studies.
ISSN:1557-1912
1557-1920
DOI:10.1007/s10903-018-0820-8