Scopus
🔓 Açık Erişim YÖKSİS DOI Eşleşti
Determination of Pain Severity and Affected Life Activities of Individuals with Chronic Pain during the COVID-19 Pandemic Period
Genel Tip Dergisi · Ekim 2023
YÖKSİS Kayıtları
Determination of Pain Severity and Affected Life Activities of Individuals with Chronic Pain during the COVID-19 Pandemic Period
Selcuk University · 2023 ebsco
Prof. Dr. İNCİ KARA →
Determination of Pain Severity and Affected Life Activities of Individuals with Chronic Pain during the COVID-19 Pandemic Period
Genel Tıp Dergisi · 2023 EBSCO
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi PINAR TUNÇ TUNA →
Makale Bilgileri
Dergi
Genel Tip Dergisi
Yayın TarihiEkim 2023
Cilt / Sayfa33 · 527-531
Scopus ID2-s2.0-105009383742
Erişim🔓 Açık Erişim
Özet
Background/Aims: The pandemic period can have negative effects on chronic pain. It is possible that these effects may affect life activities together with pain. The study was conducted to determine the change in pain intensity of individuals with chronic pain during the COVID-19 pandemic and the affected activities of daily living. Methods: This descriptive study was conducted with 204 individuals with chronic pain. Data were collected with an Introductory Information Form, a questionnaire about life activities, and a Numerical Rating Scale. Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, Pearson χ2 and Mann-Whitney-U test. Results: During the pandemic period, it was found that all patients with and without COVID-19 increased the severity of pain. Considering the change in life activities, patients who had COVID 19 during the pandemic period compared to those who did not; It was determined that they had problems in the parenting role, fulfilling their religious beliefs, gaining weight, hygiene activities, dressing-undressing, continuing to work and sexual desires/desires. It was determined that the pandemic period negatively affected the pain intensity of the patients. In addition, it was determined that having COVID 19 damaged many life activities of patients. Conclusions: Considering that the duration of the pandemic is three years, it is thought that this process and being COVID 19 may have long-term effects on the pain levels and life activities of the patients.
Yazarlar (3)
1
Pınar Tunç Tuna
ORCID: 0000-0001-8559-8774
2
Inci Kara
3
Yasin Karabacak
ORCID: 0000-0002-1574-8009
Anahtar Kelimeler
Chronic pain
COVID 19
life activities
pandemic
Kurumlar
Selçuk Tip Fakültesi
Konya Turkey
Selçuk Üniversitesi
Selçuklu Turkey