"Disse smertene plager min sjel": En kvalitativ intervjustudie av iranske kvinner i Norge
Engelsk titel: "This pain torments my soul": A qualitative interview study of Iranian women in Norway
Läs online
Författare:
Saadati, Monir
;
Hanssen, Ingrid
Email: Ingrid.Hanssen@ldh.no
Språk: Nor
Antal referenser: 28
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 15043606
Sammanfattning
Aim To learn about Iranian women’s experience with chronic pain and Norwegian nurses’
nursing care.
Background Chronic pain is aggravated by social, economic and political strain causing serious
accompanying psychological symptoms. Iran women’s position is characterized by social and
political discrimination and inequity. Women are expected to be homemakers and obey their male
family members.
Method Semi-structured in-depth interviews with five female Iranian refugees aged 39–55 years who
had lived 10 or more years in Norway. Hermeneutic analysis. Informed consent was given by all
respondents.
Findings Culturally-based duties and expectation aggravate their pain, anxiety, depression and
insomnia. This may result in aggressiveness, bitterness, concentration problems, fatigue,
heartaches, and a feeling of inadequacy. They are lonely and miss homeland, family and friends.
Their losses make the pain worse.
Norwegian nurses are seen as unbelieving regarding their pain, which make them take pain
medication brought from home rather than ask for analgesics.
Conclusion Traditional roles and expectations, limited social network, and longing for homeland,
friends, and family aggravate these women’s chronic pain and make them vulnerable