title: [Everything is valid in chronic pain: Interventions by older adults for pain relief].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe interventions used by older adults with benign chronic pain.
  
  
  METHODS
  Qualitative study with 25 older adults with benign chronic pain, inhabitants of the cities of Medellín and Bogotá. The technique used to collect information was in-depth interview. The analysis was made using the tools of the theory based on the guidelines of Strauss and Corbin. Using open, axial and selective coding, the constant comparison method allowed the identification of categories and subcategories and simultaneously memos and diagrams were made to reach theoretical saturation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A number of categories were found in this study, suggesting interventions used by the elderly to address chronic pain. They started looking at a number of options such as: taking medication, self-prescribing, feeling fear of taking pills, identifying the damage caused by drugs, using hot water, staying still, taking right postures, walking and exercising, using attachments that help them and making home remedies; all of them become alternatives that can cause pain relief.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The study allowed describing interventions that older adults use to mitigate their pain. This ranged from pharmacological to non-pharmacological interventions, as simple as posture, cold, heat, massage or distractions among others, which play an important role in pain relief. Knowing these interventions helps healthcare professionals consider care options different to medication intake, proposing strategies that are easily accessible and can operate at the time to address a patient with chronic pain.
authors.affiliation: Universidad de la Sabana, Chía, Cundinamarca, Colombia. Electronic address: alejandra.alvarado@unisabana.edu.co.
authors.forename: Alejandra María
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Alvarado-García
authors.affiliation: Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia.
authors.forename: Ángela María
authors.initials: ÁM
authors.lastname: Salazar-Maya
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D059408:Pain Management; D012648:Self Care
keywords: Anciano; Chronic pain; Dolor crónico; Elderly; Estrategias; Investigación cualitativa; Qualitative research; Strategies